Nepal’s Gen Z protesters pick former chief justice to lead negotiations with Army

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki has been chosen by Gen Z protesters as their representative in negotiations with the Army over government formation. The decision followed a six-hour meeting on Tuesday evening, according to NDTV. The protesters are demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of the former prime minister, the home minister, and others accused of ordering mass killings. They also want a new constitution with a clause limiting any individual to no more than two terms as prime minister. In addition, they are calling for the cancellation of politically influenced appointments in constitutional bodies such as the anti-graft watchdog CIAA and the judiciary, to be replaced with merit-based selections. Karki, Nepal’s first woman chief justice, is widely known...