
This handout photograph taken and released on March 26, 2026 by Nepal's Photojournalist Club shows Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah (3R) and other lawmakers taking an oath during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Kathmandu. Four-time prime minister and Marxist leader Oli, 74, was defeated in the polls this month by the 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, whose Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won in a landslide after promising to oust an ageing elite, stem corruption and fix the economy. (Photo by Prabin RANABHAT / Nepal's Photojournalist Club / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/Nepal's Photojournalist Club/ Prabin RANABHAT"- HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

