Karki’s integrity offers hope for reform in a country wracked by violence that left dozens dead and ousted prime minister Sharma Oli
Nepal’s Gen Z protesters have endorsed former chief justice Sushila Karki to lead an interim government following violent anti-corruption demonstrations that toppled prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and left at least 30 people dead.
Members backed Karki in an online vote on the chatting app Discord, where she emerged as the most favoured candidate, beating influencer Rastra Bimochan Timilsina, young politician Sagar Dhakal, Dharan mayor Harka Sampang and Mahabir Pun, a leading social figure known for pushing tech innovations and rural development.
Karki, 73, who became Nepal’s first woman chief justice in 2016, is known for her zero-tolerance approach against corruption.
That factor has prompted Kathmandu resident Ekta Adhikari to support Karki’s candidacy, hoping she would advance women’s rights issues and look into sexual violence-related cases from the Maoist insurgency years.
