Penpa Tsering, the previous speaker of Tibet’s parliament-in-exile, has been elected the brand new president of the exile authorities, the election commissioner introduced Friday.
He will succeed Lobsang Sangay, who completes his second five-year time period on the finish of May, Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering stated in Dharmsala, a northern Indian city the place non secular chief the Dalai Lama has been residing since he fled Tibet after a failed rebellion in opposition to Chinese rule in 1959.
Nearly 64,000 Tibetans residing in exile in India, Nepal, North America, Europe, Australia and elsewhere voted within the election, which was held in two rounds in January and April.
It was the third direct election of the Tibetan exile management for the reason that Dalai Lama withdrew from any political position within the working of the exile authorities in 2011.
Penpa Tsering, 53, was elected to its parliament in 1996 and have become its speaker in 2008.
The 45 individuals elected to the exile parliament embrace 10 every from the three conventional provinces of Tibet, two every from the 5 spiritual constituencies, two every from Tibetan communities in North America and Europe, and one from the Tibetan group in Australasia.
Formed in 1959, Tibets government-in-exile now known as the Central Tibetan Administration has govt, judicial and legislative branches.
China says Tibet has been half of its territory for the reason that mid-Thirteenth century, and its Communist Party has ruled the Himalayan area since 1951. But many Tibetans say they have been successfully impartial for many of their historical past, and that the Chinese authorities desires to use the resource-rich area whereas crushing its cultural id.
China doesnt acknowledge the Tibetan government-in-exile and hasnt held any dialogue with representatives of the Dalai Lama since 2010. India considers Tibet as half of China, although it hosts the Tibetan exiles.
Some Tibetan teams advocate independence for Tibet, since little progress has been made in talks with China.
Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of searching for to separate Tibet from China, which he denies. Penpa Tsering helps the Dalai Lama’s place.
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