Nepal update

Follow up to this post

Last fall's political protest rioting in Nepal was violent and chaotic, and led by young people. The government fell - and what was their new solution? They weren't sure where to go from there. 

But someone is always ready to step in when old power fails and there's a vacuum. 

Early this month there was an election that turned into a landslide. Did they vote for an expert in governance? For someone old and experienced? Nope. A 35-year-old hero of Gen Z who used to rap for a living is set to be the new prime minister. Well, ok, he's also a politician because he used to be the mayor of the capital, Kathmandu.

(Was it only the young who wanted change? No, an 84-year-old voter had the same hope: "This time we need new faces, not the same old people who do nothing.")

Sounds like the point of all this is that the next generation of young Nepalese who care about their country were determined to kick out the old, corrupt elites. I hope they can make their way toward sound and responsible government.

from NYT