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My Sikyong vote for Penpa Tsering, and why
Norbu Tsering
TORONTO, Canada, 13 October 2020
The third Sikyong elections are just round the corner. We have quite a number of candidates aspiring to this top job in the CTA setup. As in all other democracies, the race for elected offices is becoming fiercer and more competitive. Social media is already teeming with posts counting the merits of the candidates. Unfortunately, when it comes to slandering the candidate that one does not like, we are not far behind others in our ferocity and venom. The expletives we use are aimed at giving the most brutal feeling of hurt. Anyway, like everything else, democracy also has two sides. This can’t be helped.
Of course, the beauty of democracy is the full freedom with which people can talk about the issues that they consider important, and express their opinion about the suitability or otherwise of a candidate during elections. In this age when social media has made it so easy doing electioneering that can reach every corner of the world almost in no time, we also need to be on our guard so as not be swayed by mischievous misinformation. Let not electioneering divide us and weaken us.
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Speaker and Surrogate Speaker Oration 25th Call of Himalayish Writers At large PEN Centre
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Penpa Tsering to lead Tibetans as new Sikyong
Penpa Tsering has won the race for the position of Sikyong, or the Tibetan political leader, in the just-concluded Tibetan elections, gaining more votes than his competitor Kelsang Dorjee Aukatsang.
From more than 80,000 registered voters, an estimated 70% cast their votes to elect Tsering, who is leading with a comfortable margin of more than 5,000 votes according to the latest count.
With just a few more places left in US to count their votes, Penpa Tsering with more than 32,000 votes is the clear winner, against Aukatsang’s 27,000, leaving no chance for Aukatsang to close the gap.
In the most important election region of Dharamshala, which has the largest number of voters, Penpa Tsering won by 3,425 over Aukatsang’s 1,933 votes.
The most-watched constituency of Gangkyi, the seat of the exile Tibetan administration and current Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, has favoured Penpa Tsering with 568 against Aukatsang’s 214.
The official results will be declared on 14 May, followed by Penpa taking the oath of office in the last week of May. Exile Tibetans in 25 countries cast their ballots on 11 April to elect the new Sikyong.
Tsering’s main talking point has been a promise to strive to reestablish the stalled Sin