The people of Orong gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar say they are dissatisfied with the performance of past government as the pledges made in 2008 have not come to fruition. This comes at a time when the parties are wooing voters to get through the primary round of elections. People say …
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Democracy requires informed participation by all the citizens
The voters are the key ingredient in the institution of democracy since it is through their participation and consent, by way of votes, that brings in new candidates and a new government. Therefore, voters must be educated and well-informed in every aspect of democracy and elections, in particular, the voting …
Read More »An eager electorate awaits the primary elections poll day
Voters are counting down the days to the primary round of elections. They are excited to go vote for their choice of parties and candidates. Though the choices vary from person to person, their expectations are pretty-much the same. The voters that this paper spoke with say they are search …
Read More »Elections, elections, elections
With the approaching D-day, candidates and parties, votes and voting, are sealed on the lips of every individual in town The National Assembly (NA) primaries will be conducted day after tomorrow, and the stuff of hot interest is politics and elections among people. The four political parties, their manifestos and …
Read More »Despite offers ex-DPT MPs sit pretty with the incumbent party
While three of the members plan to explore the industrial sector, others have plans to start businesses, a school, go on further studies, and to work with the party as senior leaders and advisors One of the unique features of the 2013 elections is that despite the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa …
Read More »People with unresolved census problems in the south unhappy as politicians continue on a pledging-spree
Census issues are a major concern for people in the south, and the problem continues to be a cause for concern for the people who are unhappy to have to endure such a prolonged issue. Many voters in the south said they are frustrated about the issue that they have …
Read More »26 percent of Bhutanese believe themselves to be poor or very poor
Although the incumbent government claims to have slashed the poverty rate from 23 to 12 percent, however, a survey by the National Statistical Bureau (NSB) has found that 26 percent or one in every four Bhutanese, believe themselves to be in the poor or very poor categories. Of this, around …
Read More »Tshogpas become cleverer while voters become wiser for elections
Minjur Dorji/ Wangduephodrang, Punakha Majority of the voters and ‘party tshogpas’ (workers and coordinators) in the rural parts of Punakha and Wangduephodrang are well-versed on democracy and party politics, having gained political experience in the past five years. Armed with such know-how, the people seem ready to use their sacred …
Read More »How to vote correctly – ECB has it laid out
A Bhutanese who has a citizenship Identity Card and not younger than 18 years of age on the qualifying date of an election and enrolled in the electoral Roll of a particular Demkhong and possessing VPIC can vote in an election. In the current case, that will be the Primary …
Read More »Athang still detached from the rest, as old and new politicians promise the same farm roads again
Villages under the gewog still don’t have a road connection, despite the huge promises made by politicians in 2008 The biggest dream of people in Jarogang and Zawa, the two remote villages in Athang gewog, to have a farm road link remains just that, a dream. Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) …
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