Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- The recent Gen Z movement in Nepal has turned out to be historic. Not just because it was youth-led and toppled the KP Sharma Oli government that included two of the country's oldest and biggest political parties, but because it landed safely, at least for now, in just five days.

Exercising the "authority to protect the constitution and national sovereignty", President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday evening appointed former chief justice Sushila Karki as the prime minister of the interim government. He also dissolved the House of Representatives based on the Karki government's first decision. None of the decisions upholds core constitutional values when viewed through the charter's lens.

"The President's decision on ...