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The only other party that registered for the election, the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, gained 45 seats and just over two thirds of the votes. The People's Democratic Party's president, Sangay Ngedup, failed to win the seat in his own constituency. [7] In the 2013 elections, the party won 32 seats with 54.88% of the votes.
Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) Bhutan Tiger Force; Druk National Congress; The Druk National Congress was formed in exile in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 16, 1994. [citation needed] On August 26, 2010, Bhutanese political parties in exile formed an umbrella group to pursue a "unified democratic movement led by Rongthong ...
Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the election: the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (DPT, for Druk Phuensum Tshogpa), which was formed by the merger of the previously established Bhutan People's United Party and All People's Party [23] and is led by Jigme Y. Thinley, and the People's Democratic Party (PDP
The People’s Democratic Party won the most seats in Bhutan's parliamentary elections Tuesday and will form the new government as residents hope politicians make good on promises to fix the ...
A new group is among the two political parties chosen by Bhutan's people to contest its fourth free vote since democracy was established 15 years ago, while the outgoing ruling party was knocked ...
In 2009, the PDP's leader Sangay Ngedup resigned from his position, and Tobgay took over as the party's leader. After the 2013 election, Tobgay was elected as Prime Minister of Bhutan by a secret ballot. After People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) won 30 seats (out of 47) in the 2024 general election, Tshering Tobgay is set to become Prime ...
People's Democratic Party Lungten Dorji (born 11 November 1964) is a Bhutanese politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly since January 2024. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and previously served in the legislature from 2006 to 2007.
Dimple Thapa is a People's Democratic Party politician and minister from Bhutan.She trained in forestry before she was elected to the National Assembly. In 2024 she became the only woman in Tshering Tobgay's cabinet and the minister for Minister of Education and Skills Development.