With Tough-as-Nails Sushila Karki as PM, Nepal Should Come Out of the Woods

Sushila Karki, 72, was sworn in as Nepal's first female Prime Minister on Friday, 12 September 2025, following the overthrow of K.P. Sharma Oli by a youth-led agitation. Karki, also the first female Chief Justice of Nepal, is known for her anti-corruption rulings, including the impeachment of a top anti-graft official in 2016 and the conviction of a minister for corruption in 2012. She was jailed for participating in the 1990 People's Movement. The army, led by Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, mediated talks to form an interim government. Karki has the backing of the army and the Gen Z protesters.

Sushila Karki, 72, was sworn in as Nepal's first female Prime Minister on Friday, 12 September 2025, following the overthrow of K.P. Sharma Oli by a youth-led agitation. Karki, also the first female Chief Justice of Nepal, is known for her anti-corruption rulings, including the impeachment of a top anti-graft official in 2016 and the conviction of a minister for corruption in 2012. She was jailed for participating in the 1990 People's Movement. The army, led by Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, mediated talks to form an interim government. Karki has the backing of the army and the Gen Z protesters.

Sushila Karki, 72, was sworn in as Nepal's first female Prime Minister on Friday, 12 September 2025, following the overthrow of K.P. Sharma Oli by a youth-led agitation. Karki, also the first female Chief Justice of Nepal, is known for her anti-corruption rulings, including the impeachment of a top anti-graft official in 2016 and the conviction of a minister for corruption in 2012. She was jailed for participating in the 1990 People's Movement. The army, led by Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, mediated talks to form an interim government. Karki has the backing of the army and the Gen Z protesters.

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