KATHMANDU, โฃNepal – Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P.โค Sharmaโข Oli resigned Tuesday, September 9, 2025, amid escalating โunrest sparked by a recent social media ban and widespread allegations of governmentโ corruption. The move follows โdays of violent protests in Kathmandu and other cities, โฃwhere demonstrators clashed wiht police and blocked major thoroughfares.
The โคresignation throws Nepal’s political landscape intoโข uncertainty as the โฃnation grapples with growing โฃpublic discontent over restrictions on online โฃexpression and โperceived impunity for those โขin power.โ The protests, initially focused on the government’s attempt too โregulate social media platforms, broadenedโค to encompass broader grievances regarding corruption and economicโฃ hardship, impacting โฃcitizens across Nepal and potentially destabilizing the โขfragile coalition government.
The social media ban, enacted โlast week,โค aimed toโ curbโ what officials termed the spread of “false information,” butโฃ critics denounced it โฃas a โviolation of freedom of speech. Protesters responded by burning tires, erecting barricades, and engaging in confrontations with law enforcement. An โฃAssociated โฃPress photographer captured an ambulance navigatingโฃ burning debris as it โคattempted to reach patients in Kathmanduโข on Tuesday.
While a specific successor has not yet been named, Nepal’s constitution dictates a processโ for selecting a new โprime โฃminister, likely involving parliamentary votes and potentialโ coalition negotiations.Theโ immediate โคfuture hinges onโข the โability of โฃpolitical โfactions to forge a consensus and address the underlyingโ issues fueling the protests. theโ unrest underscores a growingโ trend of citizen activism in Nepal, challenging established political norms and demanding greater accountability from its leaders.