Thousands of Tibetans in exile vote to elect their "Kalon Tripa" or prime minister, as the three candidates who opt in through the formal request from the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, to transfer political responsibility. About 83,400 Tibetans are called to the polls, which most will do it from the seat of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, India, but also from the 86 polling stations enabled the rest of the world, as said the head of the electoral commission, Jampal Chosang.
The first hours of the day to vote in India began at 09.00 pm (30.03 GMT), passed "peacefully and without incident," said Chosang. Tibetans must choose one of three candidates for the post of Kalon Tripa "Kasur Tashi Wangdi (Dalai Lama's representatives in Brussels), Lobsang Sangay, or Tenzin Tethong (the last two university professors in the U.S.).
The winner will replace the current prime minister, Samdhong Rinpoche, who in May will meet its second and final term, as governed by the Charter of Tibetans in exile. All votes will be sent to exiled Tibetans Dharamsala, where they will be counted and results published on 27 April. As explained by the Parliamentary Secretary, Tenzin Norbu, the choice of new prime minister is important because the winner could take political office he held until now the Dalai Lama, although no assurances that the House made a decision in this regard.
On Monday, at the start of parliamentary debate, the Dalai formally announced their request for political retirement, after years suffering from health problems for those who have made public their desire to ensure the permanence of the institutions in exile. Tenzin Gyatso, which ranks fourteenth in the historical lineage of the Dalai, asked parliament to reform the instrument governing the political organization of Tibetan institutions in the Charter in order to transfer political power to a given "freely chosen".
The Nobel de la Paz, who heads a theocratic system is still in the figure combines the political and religious power, continue after his departure from politics with the Buddhist leadership. But Parliament is reluctant to accept the resignation of the Dalai, and Saturday 37 of the 38 deputies who attended the session of the House (made up of 43 seats) signed a document aimed at Gyatso asked it to reconsider their retirement plans.
"The Dalai Lama has rejected the request of the Tibetan Parliament. Its decision is final," the agency said yesterday the secretary IANS Figure Tibetan Chimme Choekyappa. 
The first hours of the day to vote in India began at 09.00 pm (30.03 GMT), passed "peacefully and without incident," said Chosang. Tibetans must choose one of three candidates for the post of Kalon Tripa "Kasur Tashi Wangdi (Dalai Lama's representatives in Brussels), Lobsang Sangay, or Tenzin Tethong (the last two university professors in the U.S.).
The winner will replace the current prime minister, Samdhong Rinpoche, who in May will meet its second and final term, as governed by the Charter of Tibetans in exile. All votes will be sent to exiled Tibetans Dharamsala, where they will be counted and results published on 27 April. As explained by the Parliamentary Secretary, Tenzin Norbu, the choice of new prime minister is important because the winner could take political office he held until now the Dalai Lama, although no assurances that the House made a decision in this regard.
On Monday, at the start of parliamentary debate, the Dalai formally announced their request for political retirement, after years suffering from health problems for those who have made public their desire to ensure the permanence of the institutions in exile. Tenzin Gyatso, which ranks fourteenth in the historical lineage of the Dalai, asked parliament to reform the instrument governing the political organization of Tibetan institutions in the Charter in order to transfer political power to a given "freely chosen".
The Nobel de la Paz, who heads a theocratic system is still in the figure combines the political and religious power, continue after his departure from politics with the Buddhist leadership. But Parliament is reluctant to accept the resignation of the Dalai, and Saturday 37 of the 38 deputies who attended the session of the House (made up of 43 seats) signed a document aimed at Gyatso asked it to reconsider their retirement plans.
"The Dalai Lama has rejected the request of the Tibetan Parliament. Its decision is final," the agency said yesterday the secretary IANS Figure Tibetan Chimme Choekyappa.
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