Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win

Nepal’s centrist party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah looked set to win by a landslide in parliamentary polls, according to Election Commission trends Saturday, but with counting still far to go. The high-stakes parliamentary election on Thursday came six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year, when at least 77 people were killed. […] The post Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win appeared first on Digital Journal.