Nepal
Nepal has gained internal coherence through the RSP majority but remains structurally marginal, a consolidating weak state with negligible external weight.
PF Score
34
Authority
54
Reach
22
Under construction
Nepal has gained internal coherence through the RSP majority but remains structurally marginal, a consolidating weak state with negligible external weight.
The RSP's first parliamentary majority since 1999 consolidates formal executive control and ends coalition fragmentation, but unresolved federalism tensions, inclusion quota disputes, and Gen Z movement demands leave structural governance contested, placing Nepal above Gambia (34) but below Hungary (58).
Nepal projects minimal external influence as a landlocked buffer state with no proxy network, no structural instruments, and deep economic dependence on India and China, placing it near Afghanistan (Reach 15) but slightly above given functional state continuity.
No adversarial relationships
Balendra Shah
Balendra Shah, known as 'Balen,' is a former rapper and civil engineer who won the Kathmandu mayoral race as an independent in 2022, building a following through social media and high-profile confrontations with entrenched interests.
RSP Landslide Victory and Balen Shah Government Formation in Nepal
The Rastriya Swatantra Party won 182 of 275 lower house seats in Nepal's March 5 election, becoming the first party to secure a parliamentary majority since 1999 and ending nearly two decades of unstable coalition governments.