尼泊尔在9月宣布将于2026年3月5日举行选举，此前9月8日至9日的Z世代抗议引发一周致命暴力，造成76人死亡、多人受伤，并出现数千名囚犯逃脱；议会与政府建筑被纵火，政治人物住家遭破坏，并促成该国首位女性总理苏希拉·卡尔基上任。这场运动缺乏单一领袖或政党，主要透过Discord等应用串联，诉求集中于反贪腐、反裙带关系与反对短暂的社群媒体禁令；禁令与9月8日警方镇压反而成为触发点，将不满推向全国性浪潮。
其核心主张是把街头能量转化为选票与制度改革，同时解决结构性的就业与外流。自2008年以来尼泊尔已更换14届政府，无一完成5年任期；青年失业率约20%，迫使大量青年出国工作，而汇款约占GDP的三分之一。文章主张教育需转向可市场化技能（批判思考、数位素养、技术训练），并以更完整的创业支持、简化营商流程与吸引投资来扩大私部门，特别是在农业、观光与科技。
科技也让运动从问责延伸到「数位尼泊尔」的政策辩论（含AI伦理与区块链治理），但中印竞逐带来风险：北京推华为基建，而华为在国营尼泊尔电信已接近全面垄断；新德里则推自家数位堆叠并透过活动拉拢参与。作者设想以5G走廊、资料中心与科技FDI租税诱因吸引日本资金与供应链分散，并以绿债支持永续创新聚落；批评者担忧动能消退与外部干预吓退投资，但若青年政党在2026年进入国会，便可能推动反贪腐、就业与数位治理、以及污染与气候政策。
Nepal announced elections for March 5, 2026, after a week of deadly unrest tied to Sept. 8–9 Gen Z protests that left 76 dead, many injured, and saw thousands of prisoners escape; parliament and government buildings were torched, politicians’ homes vandalized, and the country’s first female prime minister, Sushila Karki, appointed. The movement had no single leader or party, organizing via apps like Discord around anger at corruption, nepotism, and a short-lived social media ban. That ban, plus the Sept. 8 police crackdown, backfired into a nationwide surge.
The argument is to convert protest energy into electoral power and measurable reforms that also address jobs and brain drain. Since 2008 Nepal has had 14 governments, none finishing a full five-year term; youth unemployment is around 20%, pushing many abroad, while remittances equal about one-third of GDP. Proposed fixes emphasize marketable skills (critical thinking, digital literacy, technical training), fuller startup support beyond loans, simpler business rules, and investment-friendly growth in farming, tourism, and tech.
Technology broadened demands from accountability to a “Digital Nepal,” with forums debating AI ethics and blockchain governance, but China–India rivalry could turn Nepal into a tech battleground: Beijing backs Huawei infrastructure, and Huawei holds a near-full monopoly in state-run Nepal Telecom, while New Delhi promotes its own digital stack and outreach events. The piece imagines 5G corridors, data centers, and tech-FDI tax incentives drawing Japan as a supply-chain counterweight, plus green-bond-backed solar innovation clusters; critics warn momentum could fade or outside interference could scare investors, yet Gen Z-backed parties winning seats in 2026 could advance anti-corruption, youth jobs, digital services, and climate and pollution policy.