Penpa Tsering to become the next Sikyong of CTA
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, May 14: The former Speaker of TPiE Penpa Tsering is set to become the next Sikyong (President) of the the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), after the official results of the Presidential and Parliamentary (Chithue) elections were declared by the Election Commission (EC) on Friday.
The Chief Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur announced the results virtually, declaring Penpa Tsering’s victory in the final round of elections with 34, 324 votes against Kelsang Dorjee Aukatsang who bagged 28,907 votes.
The President-elect Penpa Tsering on his victory message echoed the importance of unity in the exile community and promised to work towards resuming dialogue between Tibet and China, “I look forward to the day we actually celebrate our victory when we resolve the Sino-Tibet dialogue in the future. This i
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Lower voter registration than last election: Election Commission Share on twitter
EC Chief commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur (R) addresses the press conference on Monday with the elected additional commissioner Geshema Delek Wangmo (L) (Phayul Photo)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 16: The Election Commission (EC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, on Monday announced reopening of the voter registration window from Dec. 23
rd to 28
th, citing lower registration from voters compared to the last general election in 2016.
The Chief Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur said there are 10,880 lesser registered voters compared to the last election. A total of 79,697; 55,683 from India and 24,014 from abroad have registered for the upcoming Tibetan general elections. He further announced that as per provisions of Article 18 (13) (c) under the regulations, “anyone who has since attained the a