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Nepal finance minister stripped, chased into river as Gen Z uprising forces Prime Minister's resignation

Protesters carry Nepal's national flag as they ride a police truck outside the President House in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025, a day after a police crackdown on demonstrations over social media prohibitions and corruption by the government. Photo: AFP

Nepal has been thrown into political turmoil after violent anti-government protests saw Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel humiliated in public and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli forced to resign.

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