While the political scenario in the country is upbeat with the next general elections just a year away, parties are not the only ones gleaning lessons from the past. Learning from Experience Program( LEP), initiated by the Election Commission of Bhutan ( ECB) and headed by the Chief Election Commissioner …
Read More »Fourth party waiting for ACC to clear ‘political air’ on corruption cases
The fourth party on the block, Bhutan National Party (BNP) or the Druk Mitser Tshogpa, is waiting for the ACC to complete its investigation on corruption cases like the Gyalposhing and health ministry scams as it is necessary to have the 2013 elections on a clean political slate. “The political …
Read More »We are not a socialist party : SDP
The newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) is not a socialist party but follows principles of social democracy stressing on justice, freedom and solidarity, the spokesperson Dr Tandi Dorji told The Bhutanese. This clarification comes at a time after certain quarters felt that the party was toeing a socialist line. …
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