Wangchuck, Jigme Singye
(b. 1955), King of Bhutan. Fourth of the Wangchuck dynasty founded by Ugyen Wangchuck in 1907, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechenchholing Palace, Thimphu (the capit...
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The king of Bhutan surprised his nation by handing over the reins of power to his son more than a year ahead of schedule, officials said Saturday.King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 51, signed a royal dec...
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New Delhi (dpa) - Voters in Bhutan turned out Saturday in good
numbers for a mock election exercise designed as a warm up for
democratic polls in 2008, news reports said.
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New Delhi (dpa) - Bhutan's mock electoral exercise last week saw a
turnout of 33.4 per cent of voters, much less than expected by the
country's election commission, news rep...
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DEOTHANG, Bhutan, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Bhutanese began voting
on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament
for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of
absolute m...
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GUWAHATI, India, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Bhutan announced the
first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny
Himalayan nation's first national poll as it shifts to
democracy after a cent...
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GUWAHATI, India, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Bhutan will hold its
first ever general election on March 24, the Election
Commission said on Thursday. Bhutanese will vote to elect 47 members to the National
...
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Thousands of Bhutanese practiced for democracy in mock elections Saturday, lining up neatly at polling stations in the latest step toward shedding nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the seclu...
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Bhutan's king abdicated Saturday and announced plans to hand power to his Western-educated son, who is expected to usher in a parliamentary democracy for the isolated Himalayan kingdom in coming ye...
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Bhutan's new king pledged in a speech to tens of thousands of supporters Sunday to carry on his father's legacy of transforming the secluded Himalayan kingdom into a parliamentary democracy.King Ji...
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New Delhi (dpa) - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Monday held the
second round of mock polls as a final rehearsal for elections next
year to transform its century-old monarc...
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Wangchuck, Jigme Singye
Bhutan's king hands over reins to son
