Nepal, Dec. 8 -- Among the three mainstream political parties, the CPN-UML has been the most lagging in internalising the spirit of the Gen Z movement. The party's chair, KP Sharma Oli, who was the prime minister when the protest broke out on September 8, still undermines the movement, often floating conspiracy theories about why Gen Z-ers took to the streets that day.

A popular demand of the agitating youths was a change in the leadership of major parties, at the very least. Albeit late, some UML leaders have started voicing dissent against the KP Oli leadership. Now, a group of officebearers have rallied behind the party's senior vice-chair, Ishwar Pokhrel, making him the prime contender to replace Oli as UML head in the upcoming gener...