Nepal's newly-appointed interim prime minister says she will be in the post for no longer than six months.
I did not wish for this job. It was after voices from the streets that I was compelled to accept, Sushila Karki said, speaking for the first time since being sworn into office on Friday. She said she would hand over to the new government which will emerge after elections on 5 March next year.
Her appointment comes after more than 70 people were killed during anti-corruption protests which ousted the Nepal's government.
Karki took the oath of office after an agreement with protest leaders from the so-called Gen Z movement.
We have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation, she said. What this group is demanding is the end of corruption, good governance, and economic equality.
The mass protests, sparked by a ban on social media platforms, started on 8 September and descended into chaos and violence, resulting in significant damage to government property.
The death toll from the unrest has now reached 72, including three police personnel, officials say. I feel ashamed. If they were Nepalis who destroyed these essential structures, how can they be called Nepalis? Karki stated.
A former Supreme Court chief justice, Karki is viewed as a leader with a clean image, although she has faced her share of controversy. Her administration now faces the daunting tasks of restoring law and order, rebuilding key institutions, and fulfilling the promises made to the Gen Z protesters who seek significant change in the nation.
I did not wish for this job. It was after voices from the streets that I was compelled to accept, Sushila Karki said, speaking for the first time since being sworn into office on Friday. She said she would hand over to the new government which will emerge after elections on 5 March next year.
Her appointment comes after more than 70 people were killed during anti-corruption protests which ousted the Nepal's government.
Karki took the oath of office after an agreement with protest leaders from the so-called Gen Z movement.
We have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation, she said. What this group is demanding is the end of corruption, good governance, and economic equality.
The mass protests, sparked by a ban on social media platforms, started on 8 September and descended into chaos and violence, resulting in significant damage to government property.
The death toll from the unrest has now reached 72, including three police personnel, officials say. I feel ashamed. If they were Nepalis who destroyed these essential structures, how can they be called Nepalis? Karki stated.
A former Supreme Court chief justice, Karki is viewed as a leader with a clean image, although she has faced her share of controversy. Her administration now faces the daunting tasks of restoring law and order, rebuilding key institutions, and fulfilling the promises made to the Gen Z protesters who seek significant change in the nation.
