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Tsering Passang | Tibet Post International
On 1 February 2026, I cast my vote in London to elect the Sikyong and Chithues of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), our government-in-exile based in India. It was a simple act on the surface – marking a ballot, folding the paper, placing it in a box – yet one filled with history, sacrifice, and responsibility.
For a stateless people scattered across some 27 countries, the ability to vote every five years is nothing short of extraordinary. It is proof that exile has not erased our political agency. It is evidence that democracy, once planted in difficult soil, can still take root and grow.
A System Built on Vision
Out of 91,042 registered voters worldwide, 51,140 Tibetans cast th...
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