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FRANCHISE WITH FREEDOM: Tibetans Hold Mass Mock Election for Next Tibetan Prime Minister, Further Tibetan Self-Determination

A Tibetan votes in the recent Kalon Tripa mock election.

For the first time in 50 years of Tibetan democracy, exiled Tibetans participated in the Kalon Tripa Mass Mock Election. With the final election of the Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) scheduled for spring 2011, the mock election served to prepare the Tibetan people to exercise their universal human right to vote for their leaders.

An undertaking headed up by the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), the Kalon Tripa Mass Mock Election was held in 40 regions spread throughout 6 countries across three continents: India, Nepal, Switzerland, England, Canada and the United States.

"We couldn't have asked for a more timely day,” said Kirti Dolkar Lhamo, president of the Tibetan Women's Association. While the whole world celebrates the 75th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, exile Tibetans are shouldering their responsibility to determine their political leadership, all in the aura of celebration and divinity." Read More.

Here is Voice of America video coverage of the Mock Election.

New Tibetan Political Journal Launched

The Tibetan Political Review (TPR) has launched at www.TibetanPoliticalReview.org.

At a time when Tibetans are in the midst of choosing their next Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister), The Tibetan Political Review (TPR), a new online journal, has formed in order to advance constructive discussion of important political issues facing the Tibetan nation.

“Tibetans around the world are confronting a series of critical issues,” stated Mr. Nima R.T. Binara, a co-founder of TPR and a member of the board of directors of Tibet Justice Center. “We need an accessible forum to debate the next Kalon Tripa, to further the democratization of Tibet, to promote a better vision for the future of Tibet. TPR will be a forum where these issues can be subjected to reasoned, analytical, and unhampered discussion.” Read More.

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