Quarterly Review of Events and Trends. Issue 12
The Governance Spectrum is a periodic publication by GMC Nepal released every four months. This publication attempts to identify, record and analyze events related to conflicts, disputes, or tensions that occur across Nepal’s four key governance domains: Political System and Governance, Natural Resources and Environmental Governance, Developmental Governance, and Ethnocultural Governance.
To identify and document such events, GMC Nepal regularly monitors 12 national and provincial newspapers.
This report highlights key governance conflicts observed in the previous four months (October 2025 to January 2026) and a set of recommendations as potential avenues to resolve those conflicts.
The period from October 2025 (Ashoj/Kartik) to January 2026 (Poush/Magh) marked a transitional phase in Nepal’s post-Gen Z Uprising governance landscape. Following the violent protests of September 8 & 9, the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki focused on restoring stability while preparing for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 (March 5, 2026). GMC Nepal documented 255 governance-related events during these four months, a volume comparable to the previous quarter (June–September 2025). However, the nature of events shifted markedly: violent incidents declined significantly, while nonviolent expressions of grievance and structured conflict-resolution mechanisms increased.