Nepal's army soldiers take their positions to disperse the protesters in front of the President House during a curfew imposed to restore law and order, in Kathmandu on 12 September, 2025.
Nepal's army soldiers take their positions to disperse the protesters in front of the President House during a curfew imposed to restore law and order, in Kathmandu on 12 September, 2025.
South Asia

Nepal's parliament dissolved, new elections set for March 2026

AFP

Nepal's parliament was dissolved late Friday and the country will hold elections in March, the president's office said, after a new interim prime minister was appointed in the wake of deadly anti-government protests.

"On the recommendation of the prime minister, the parliament has been dissolved. The election date is 5 March, 2026," Kiran Pokharel, press advisor to the president, told AFP.

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