Nepal's First Female Prime Minister Sworn In, With Protesters' Support

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Sushila Karki has become Nepal's first female prime minister after she was sworn in as the interim leader on Friday night. Karki was selected as the preferred leader by young protesters, mostly students, who took to the streets against the previous government. Deadly clashes between protesters and riot police last week left 51 people dead and over 1,000 injured.

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00:00Nepal has sworn in its first female Prime Minister Sushila Kharki after

00:05anti-corruption protests ousted the previous government. Kharki is a former

00:10Nepali Supreme Court Chief Justice picked by the young protesters as their

00:14preferred leader. She will serve as the interim leader following former Prime

00:19Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's resignation on Tuesday. Deadly clashes between

00:24protesters and police started last week after the government banned two dozen

00:28social media platforms. Fifty-one people and over a thousand were injured in the

00:34clashes.

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