Youth-led protests this week forced the prime minister's resignation, left dozens dead, and prompted a nationwide curfew that has since been lifted.

Sushila Karki, a former Supreme Court chief justice who was appointed as interim leader, made speed a priority in a process that other jurists deem unconstitutional.

Sushila Karki has not only taken on corruption but has built a reputation of challenging the political establishment.

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead.

Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki has been chosen as the country's interim leader, said an official from Nepal president's office, after violent anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.

Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal's interim prime minister on Friday, becoming the first woman to lead the country after deadly anti-graft protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.

Nepal's government ban on 26 social media platforms triggered violent Gen Z-led protests, leaving 51 dead and forcing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign