{"id":19346,"date":"2026-06-28T14:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T08:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19346"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:26:05","slug":"four-former-prime-ministers-share-stage-for-first-time-after-gen-z-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19346","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Four Former Prime Ministers Share Stage for First Time After Gen Z Movement<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four former prime ministers appeared together on the same stage today for the first time since the Gen Z movement of Bhadra 23 and 24.<\/p>\n<p>Former prime ministers KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal attended a program organized by the Madan Bhandari Foundation in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation organized a symposium and award distribution ceremony at the Rastriya Sabha Griha to mark the 75th birth anniversary of Madan Bhandari. The program is being held under the theme \u201cNepal\u2019s Communist Movement and Madan Bhandari.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19347 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event has drawn a large crowd, as four former prime ministers appeared together on one platform after the recent political developments. The ceremony venue was packed with participants even before the formal proceedings moved ahead.<\/p>\n<p>According to participants, there was no space left inside the hall, forcing many people to sit outside. Some attendees were seen sitting on the floor outside the venue after failing to enter the main hall.<\/p>\n<p>One leader attending the event said there was not even enough space to stand inside the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hall is completely full. There is also a crowd outside. People are still arriving. We could not even enter the hall,\u201d the leader said.<\/p>\n<p>The joint appearance of major left leaders on the same stage after the Gen Z movement is being viewed as politically significant. The program is expected to discuss Nepal\u2019s communist movement, Madan Bhandari\u2019s political contribution and the current political context.<\/p>\n<p>The event also includes an award distribution ceremony. 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The foundation organized &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,160,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Four Former Prime Ministers Share Stage for First Time After Gen Z Movement - Dragon Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19346\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four Former Prime Ministers Share Stage for First Time After Gen Z Movement - Dragon Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Four former prime ministers appeared together on the same stage today for the first time since the Gen Z movement of Bhadra 23 and 24. 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