Polls shut in Nepal electionrevealed at 11:19 GMT 5 March
Azadeh Moshiri
South Asia Correspondent
Polls have formally closed right here in Nepal, however some are nonetheless queuing as much as forged their ballots.
We’re now ready on the ultimate turnout determine to search out out whether or not this historic election drew voters to polling cubicles.
As we’ve travelled the nation the previous week, it’s clear this election issues to many, and particularly the youthful, Gen Z voters, who made this election occur.
They rose up, overthrew their authorities and known as for change. Counting will start tonight to find out whether or not a brand new era of politicians will form their nation, or whether or not veterans are given one other probability to steer.
For KP Sharma Oli, this shall be a serious check. He and his occasion have insisted the protests weren’t a referendum on his management, and that he’s nonetheless beloved by the general public. He advised the BBC he’s assured he’ll win this election.
The chief of the Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa, believes youthful voters are uninterested in “unholy alliances” and “poor governance” in earlier coalitions, and that the occasion is listening to Gen Z voters.
While we travelled to all three polling stations the highest candidates voted at at the moment, we solely managed to talk to 2 of them.
That’s as a result of 35-yr-outdated Balen Shah, once more, refused to talk to the press. He stayed true to kind, turning up in his signature black sun shades and storming by means of a crowd of journalists.
It’s a pattern Nepal’s media fear would proceed if he took workplace.
Yet, lots of the younger voters we’ve spoken to consider his youth and power are precisely what the nation wants, and that he represents a brand new chapter in Nepal’s future.
