Nepal appoints first female prime minister, after deadly youth protests | DW News

Nepal's president has appointed a new interim prime minister to lead the nation -- after the previous administration collapsed amid violent protest. Sushila Karki is a former chief justice and will be Nepal's first female prime minister. She emerged as the Gen Z protest movement's top choice to lead the country. Prime minister KP Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday after his government's short-lived social-media ban triggered a Gen Z-led uprising that quickly escalated. 00:00 Former chief justice appointed as Nepal's interim Prime Minister 00:35 DW Correspondent Adil Bhat reports #nepal #nepalpolitics For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1