February 13, 2026 5:27 PM
Monarchists rally in support of ex-king as Nepal limps toward election
Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in Kathmandu on Friday to greet its last monarch Gyanendra on his return from holiday, ahead of the first election since anti-graft unrest by Gen Z young people. A special assembly dominated by former Maoist rebels abolished Nepal's monarchy in 2008 and turned the Hindu-majority, Himalayan mountain nation into a secular republic. Gyanendra, 78, the last king, has since been living in his private home in Kathmandu as a commoner. Meanwhile...