Gen Z turns the tide in Nepali politics

Anti-government demonstrations last September in Nepal, largely driven by college students, saw 76 people dead and the government dissolved. Now, some six months later, the country is holding elections this weekend. One of the big winners is expected be a 35-year-old rapper and former mayor of Kathmandu. From the Nepalese capital, Danielle Preiss reports.

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