Polls open in Nepal’s first election after last year's youth-led protests toppled the government
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Police personals close the ballot box at the end of the polling during the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman casts her vote at a polling station for the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A Nepalese police officer stands guard near a ballot box as the voting commences for the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Nepalese people stand in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station for the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Khadga Prassad Oli, President of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified MarxistLeninist) casts his vote at a polling station for the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Amul Thapa)
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Police personals close the ballot box at the end of the polling during the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)