President Penpa Tsering re-elected with decisive mandate, secures over 61% in preliminary poll

2 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 13: The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration on Friday formally declared incumbent President Penpa Tsering re-elected for the top office of the exile Tibetan polity securing a second term in office, with a decisive mandate, securing 61.025 percent of the total votes cast in the preliminary election.

The announcement was made during a press conference held at Lhakpa Tsering Hall of the Department of Information and International Relations in Dharamshala. According to the Election Commission, the incumbent President garnered 31,325 ballots, crossing the 60 percent threshold stipulated under Article 67 Section 4 of the Election Rules and Re...

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