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But three X factors could also work against PDP Going into the general election round in 2023, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) looks almost unassailable in its first-place position due to the sheer gap between it and its closest competitor the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP). This is because in 11 …

By the evening of 15th September, 2018, it was clear that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had been knocked out of the Primary Round in the third National Assembly elections. This came as a shock as the party was hoping to form the government, albeit with less MPs. On 17th …

The Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) was the last party to register with the ECB on 11th January 2023 but it was the first party to declare all 47 candidates. BTP in a short period not only got together seasoned candidates from politics, civil service and business but it conducted a …

The big question for the 30th November 2023 poll day is which are the two parties that will make it to the final round. When one talks to senior members of the five political parties taking part in the race they all feel that their party has a good chance …

On Thursday evening, during the live broadcast of the Vice President’s debate, the first segment was on the economy and when it was the turn of parties to ask question of each other the Vice Presidents of the four parties Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (DTT), Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), Bhutan Tendrel …

As the anticipation builds for the upcoming National Assembly Elections 2023-2024, people across the country are actively debating amongst themselves to express their opinions on which political parties are performing well, and to predict the potential winners. The sentiments are diverse, reflecting a range of perspectives on past achievements, manifestos, …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will be charge sheeting three rape cases from Punakha to the Punakha Dzongkhag court next week. In the first case a 20-year-old girl alleged that her 42-year-old biological father raped her when she was only 14 years old. In the second case a …

His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck graced the Sertog installation ceremony of the Utse of Pangbisa Dzong in Paro on 11th November 2023. The ceremony presided over by the Dorji Lopen and Laytshog Lopen, was held on the birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.To mark the …

It has been 15 days since the announcement of the election period on 3rd November, and Bhutan is in the thick of election campaigns by five competing parties, but the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has not received a single complaint from any party against another party. This is highly …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in a period of around a week has got two cases where the husbands in marriages are being charged with rape of child above 12 due to their wife being underage. The first case is where a father and mother in Paro had …