Exiled Tibetans have started voting to elect a political leader for the next five years in a bid to help sustain their struggle to secure complete autonomy for Chinese-ruled Tibet.
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Tibetans in exile vote to elect diplomatic and political leader Comes after Dalai Lama's decision to relinquish political authority The Central Tibetan Administration is based in Dharamsala, India Men and women in colourful dresses formed long queues outside temporary polling booths in a Buddhist temple in Dharamsala, a town in India's Himalayan foothills where a community of Tibetans lives in exile with the Dalai Lama.
The second such election follows a decision by the Dalai Lama, the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate, to relinquish his political authority and vest it in a democratic system that could outlast him.
China does not recognise the government that represents more than 100,000 exiled Tibetans living mainly in India, Nepal and Bhutan......... Read More
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