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#12847016

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters stand in queue to get their biometrics done at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Prime Minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim Prime Minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847018

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record their biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Prime Minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim Prime Minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847020

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record their biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Prime Minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim Prime Minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847021

10 October 2025

A Nepali eligible voter records biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016 by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former chief justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847024

10 October 2025

A Nepali eligible voter records biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016 by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former chief justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847027

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847030

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters record biometrics at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as prime minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim prime minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12847036

10 October 2025

Nepali eligible voters stand in queue to get their biometrics done at an election office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 10, 2025, signing up on the electoral list for the election called next March. Following the issuance of the Voter Roll Act, 2016, by the Nepal President in September, the Election Commission-Nepal updates the electoral list from early October. The ordinance is issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which bars registration after the announcement of an election date. The newly formed interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki calls for elections on March 5 next year. According to the previous provision, ''once the date of election is announced, no voter registration shall be made for that election.'' This legal hurdle prevents eligible citizens, particularly youth who recently reach voting age, from being listed in the voter roll. Many young people who play a role in the political change have not yet been registered as voters despite being eligible. The ordinance is brought to address this gap and ensure broader participation in the election. After a violent protest on September 8 and 9, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down from the post, which claims the lives of 74 people. Following the change in regime, Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of youth representatives, appoints former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Prime Minister of an interim government. Karki, who takes charge as the interim Prime Minister, also recommends dissolving the House of Representatives, one of the key demands of the agitators, giving Karki six months to conduct parliamentary elections.

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#12809433

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809426

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809427

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809428

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809431

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809420

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Prime Minister Dorin Recean attends a press conference with Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, along with other government and party members, the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809424

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Prime Minister Dorin Recean attends a press conference with Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, along with other government and party members, the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809421

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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