Tag Archives: Tibetan Parliament

  • Speaker Pema Jungney resigns 8 April 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 40 comments

    Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Pema Jungney has resigned as both Speaker and member of Parliament. His resignation was triggered following clarification of the clauses of the Tibetan Charter by Samdhong Rinpoche. ...

  • Kalsang Namgyal Have the Chithues gone insane? 7 April 2021 | Kalsang Namgyal This post has 21 comments

    A Western leader had said that democracy is rule by fools Witnessing how much harm is caused by the guardians of democracy if they lack qualifications, it reminds me that democracy is not suitable for our society. ...

  • Member of Parliament condemns ousting of Tibetan Justices 29 March 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 14 comments

    A member of the exile Tibetan Parliament has condemned the ousting of the Chief Justice and two Justice Commissioners of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission, saying it was "as unwise as it is unjust". ...

  • Tibetan Justices resign accepting Parliament’s decision, deny wrongdoing 26 March 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 16 comments

    The Chief Justice and two Justice Commissioners of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission announced abdication from their posts following their dismissal by the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile on charges of abuse of power. ...

  • Tibetan Parliament sacks Chief Justice and two other commissioners 25 March 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 33 comments

    The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile dismissed the Chief Justice Commissioner and the two other Justice Commissioners from their posts with immediate effect, for "infringing the rules", bringing on a constitutional crisis. ...

  • Norbu Tsering Should the Middle-Way policy be put to vote again? 23 March 2021 | Norbu Tsering This post has 5 comments

    The Middle-Way policy is suggested on the premise that Tibet was an independent country, and that we can choose a different future based on the present circumstances. ...

  • EC strips Mila Rangzen of rights to vote or stand in elections 1 November 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 20 comments

    Mila Rangzen from Jersey City, NJ, US, has lost his rights to vote or stand in elections as the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) penalised him for a comment against a member of the Tibetan exile Parliament who is running for re-election. ...

  • Preparations in full swing as Tibetan elections near 29 October 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    Ballot papers arrived today at the Tibetan Election Commission, with the preliminary round of the Tibetan elections approaching in about two months. Exile Tibetans will be voting for Sikyong and members of the Exile Tibetan Parliament. ...

  • EC upholds Supreme Justice order revoking voting rights for 11 MPs 29 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

    The Tibetan Election Commission ordered all the Regional Election Commissions to follow the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission order revoking voting rights for 11 members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. ...

  • Top two from preliminary round will be final Sikyong candidates 28 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

    Tibetans in exile will elect a new political leader, known as Sikyong, on 11 April, announced the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) in a press conference today at the headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration. ...