Nepal, Oct. 10 -- A month after the Gen Z movement, several Gen Z groups continue voicing their demand for a directly elected executive. The debate over the new system of governance has polarised public opinion as groups of Gen Z, notably those led by Prabesh Dahal and Miraj Dhungana, have insisted that the upcoming March 5 elections must introduce a system that enables the people to vote for the head of government.

The drumbeat of a directly elected executive is not a new sound in Nepal. Then UCPN (Maoist), which has now transformed to CPN (Maoist Centre), submitted a memorandum to the Constituent Assembly demanding a directly elected presidential system in the constitution. Similarly, CPN-UML had proposed a directly elected prime minis...