From Trust to Turmoil: How Corruption Weakens the Democratic Institutions

As Nepal transitions through the Bikram Samvat year 2082, the nation's parliament continues to grapple with a relentless barrage of corruption scandals that have deepened public disillusionment and strained the ruling coalition under Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was forced to step down on September 9 following the Gen Z protest. These cases, spanning illegal land deals, bribery schemes, procurement irregularities, and now a sprawling cooperative fraud mega-scandal, highlight a systemic culture of impunity among political elites, where anti-corruption rhetoric often yields to protective alliances.