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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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27 February 2026

Pablo Gomez Alvarez, Executive President of the Presidential Commission for Electoral Reform, speaks about the reform of the electoral law that will be sent to Congress for discussion and subsequent approval in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 25, 2026.

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27 February 2026

Pablo Gomez Alvarez, Executive President of the Presidential Commission for Electoral Reform, speaks about the reform of the electoral law that will be sent to Congress for discussion and subsequent approval in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 25, 2026.

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