Bhutan Opposition Wins Parliamentary Elections

  • 12/16/2022
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Gauhati, India, Ramadan 5, 1434, Jul 14, 2013, SPA - Bhutan's main opposition party, has won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections and will take over power in the tiny Himalayan nation. The People's Democratic Party won 32 seats in the 47-member National Assembly in the elections held Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Kunzang Wangdi announced Sunday. The ruling Peace and Prosperity Party won 15 seats. The elected members of parliament belonging to the PDP were expected to meet over the next few days to choose their parliamentary leader, with Tshering Tobgay is likely to be named prime minister of the new government. Tobgay, the 47-year-old president of the PDP with a master's in public administration from Harvard university, was opposition leader in the outgoing parliament, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 11:58 LOCAL TIME 08:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1129080

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