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The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) congratulates the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and its Central Election Commission (CEC) on successful completion of the first stage of its global elections on February 1, 2026, in a democratic, free and fair process.
In the preliminary election, utilizing one of the world’s most innovative decentralized voting systems, 51,140 Tibetans outside of Tibet exercised their fundamental right to determine their own future. Through this year’s election, the Tibetan people are peacefully and transparently choosing the 45 members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) and the political head of the CTA, known as the Sikyong.
According to Tibetan elections regulations, Sikyong candidates who receive 60 percent or more of the vote in the preliminary round are elected outright and do not need to compete in the final round. The incumbent Sikyong, Penpa Tsering, has been declared elected as he received 31,208 votes, over 61 perc...
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