Tibetan Democracy
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2016 Election: legacies to be anticipated
It is the right time to introspect your participation in this election and try to reflect the environment that we created. Thus, this question could bring us better democracy in the near future, specifically 2021, “Are we doomed to repeat the same mistake?” I think we are not but we all should think in this…
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Tibetan Poll Process May Be Revamped For More Positive Democracy
The recent political activity within the exile Tibetan community owing to the elections have been extremely hectic and more importantly beyond the Tibetan moral ethics. Though the elections have been successfully wrapped up with clear results of the next position holders of Tibetan political bodies confirmed by the Tibetan Election Commission, the year long hectic…
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Dr. Lobsang Sangay Set For Second Term Of Sikyong With 57% Votes
The incumbent Sikyong of Central Tibetan Administration has secured a majority of 57% votes in the recent election according to a report in Tibetan Review and he is now set to continue with the responsibility of Sikyong for the second straight term since his election 2011.
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ARE YOU AT LIBERTY TO VOTE?
You might have right to vote but have you ever asked yourself whether you are at liberty to vote or not. This is where we can’t recognize our prerogative to optimize our liberty in this contemporary politics. Historically, we had been struggling to have universal suffrage with equal opportunity based on gender by sacrificing life…
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DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang’s Resignation Adds New Twist To Sikyong Election
With the elections on the very proximity, the announcement by DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang on Sunday morning at a press conference about her immediate resignation from her responsibility from that instant has added new twists to the on going Sikyong elections due this March.
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Speaker Penpa Tsering Announced For 2016 Sikyong Candidate By Majority
This morning around 10:30 am, the Central Ngari Chithun Association announced at a press conference that with the majority approval of all its regional chapters, it is supporting Mr. Penpa Tsering for the 2016 Sikyong. The former President of the association Dr. Thokmey and the running president Mr. Chime Youngdung were present at the press…