A Vote for Change, a Test for RSP

With the vote counting of the House of Representatives (HoR) election almost complete, the country has entered a new political chapter. The result of this historic election carries a clear message: voters frustrated with the performance of older parties have chosen change. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has swept the election and is moving toward a two-thirds majority in the 275-member HoR—a result rarely seen in Nepal’s political history. For years, power circulated among a few old parties, but this time voters broke that pattern.