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Penpa Tsering, the newly-elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile
Beijing must learn Buddhism to decide Dalai Lama s succession, says Tibetan exile govt s President-elect ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 20:15 IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): PenpaTsering, the newly-elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said he will work towards resuming the negotiations between his government and China to resolve the Sino-Tibet issue but warned that Chinese leadership would have to learn Buddhism to decide the succession of the Dalai Lama.
The former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has been elected as the president of the Tibetan government, officially called the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
Penpa Tsering, the newly-elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said he will work towards resuming the negotiations between his government and Ch
Penpa Tsering elected president of Central Tibetan Administration
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 02:51 PM IST
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More than 83,000 Tibetans living in 26 countries participated in the third and final round of voting for the election to the post of Sikyong on April 11.
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The first directly elected president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was Lobsang Tenzin, who was elected on August 20, 2001.
Penpa Tsering, former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, has been elected as the president of the Central Tibetan Administration based here, officials said on Friday.
Tsering secured 34,324 votes to secure the post of ‘Sikyong (political leader), whereas Kalsang Dorjee Aukatsang won 28,907 votes in the recently held polls, said Chief Election Commissioner of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Wangdu Tsering Pesur during an online press briefing here.