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30 January 2026

Sushila Karki (right), Interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut (second from right), Finance Minister Rameshwore Prasad Khanal (third from right), and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal (fourth from right) attend the Martyr's Day event at Sahid Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. Celebrated every year on Magh 16 (end of January), the country marks it with various programs in memory of the martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the establishment and restoration of democracy and freedom. The day is observed by remembering the struggling life and devotion of martyrs Shukra Raj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dasharath Chand, and Ganga Lal Shrestha, as well as the contributions of other martyrs to the establishment of democracy in the country. A week-long Martyr's Week is also observed in memory of brave martyrs who sacrifice their lives against the then Rana regime. The Rana rulers execute Shukra Raj Shastri in Teku-based Pachali, Dharma Bhakta Mathema at Sifal, and Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dasarath Chand at Shobha Bhagawati within a week while demanding independence.

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18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, rings a traditional bell after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper turned mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, gestures after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, arrives at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13067200

7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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#13067213

7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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#13067224

7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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7 December 2025

Supporters of Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, accompany her in Mexico City's Zocalo on December 6, 2025, during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the 4T (Fourth Transformation), the ideological movement promoted by her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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