Pro-king protest deferred in Thimphu
On Thursday July 25, ruling party People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a scheduled protest in Thimphu has been deferred. Members of the general public were scheduled to hold a protest rally in Thimphu. However, it was called back at the last hour. It is known that the king secretly appealed...
Angers in Thimphu are settling
It appeared to be a serious discussion among the supporters and leaders of the former ruling party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) in Thimphu last week. The anger and inability to accept the role of an opposition reached the height when some members agreed to meet king and express grievances....
The National Assembly Elections 2013 results: PDP wins
The Peoples Democratic Party, that formed the smallest oppisition in 2008 has emerged as winner in the second parliamentary elections held on July 13. The PDP won 32 seats and former ruling party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) won only 15 seats in 47-member lower house. DPT won no seats...
Bhutan’s new face of politics
The second round of Bhutanese elections is gradually showing the ugly faces of real power struggle that remained shut inside doors for centuries. The contesting parties are taking every opportunity to demoralise, devaluate and undermine the opposition. Those unaware of the open governance and multi-party politics are already seeing...
Bhutan Goes through Primary Round of National Elections: Update No.97
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan. It should be no surprise that Bhutan went through the primary round of second National Elections on 29th May, without any major incident relating to law and order or any major violation of the election code. Credit for the smooth conduct of the elections should not...
Un-culturing democracy in Bhutan
The second test to run for use of adult franchise for Bhutanese populous has opened the door wide open to let the voters know the level of freedom they get in terms of choosing the right persons they choose to rule them. The test is hard for the general...