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Nepals first national election since youth-led protests in September 2022 is set for March 5, with nearly 19 million eligible voters choosing a two hundred seventy-five member assembly. The vote involves direct races for one hundred sixty-five seats and proportional representation for the remaining seats, with sixty-five parties competing. Relations with India and China are key issues, as Nepal relies on them for most trade and aid. Top contenders include thirty-five-year-old rapper and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, seventy-four-year-old Oli of the Communist Party, forty-nine-year-old Gagan Thapa of Nepali Congress, and seventy-one-year-old Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Nepali Communist Party. The election results will significantly impact Nepals stability and foreign ties.

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