Tag: Ouster
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One Year After Assad’s Ouster: Syrians Reflect on Pain and Embrace Freedom
Damascus, Syria — “Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from loudspeakers in the markets, chanted at celebrations in the main square and even sung by the…
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Opening the Gates to Generational Leadership Change: The Impact of Oli’s Ouster
Among the three mainstream political parties, the CPN-UML has been the most lagging in internalising the spirit of the Gen Z movement. The party’s chair, KP Sharma Oli, who was the prime minister when the protest broke out on September 8, still undermines the movement, often floating conspiracy theories about why Gen Z-ers took to…