Tibetan exiles elect Harvard law scholar as political leader

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Source: The Guardian

Tibetans around the world have voted a Harvard law scholar as their political leader, in the first election since the Dalai Lama announced that he would give up the political leadership of the Tibetan community in exile. The new prime minister, the 42-year old Lobsang Sangay, polled 27,051 votes, 55% of the total electorate, to beat two other secular candidates. Though the Dalai Lama has made clear he wants to devolve political power, he remains the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Some experts believe the changes could lead to a more radical position towards Chinese authorities on the part of the government-in-exile.

The chief election commissioner, Jampal Thosang, told a news conference, that "the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has declared Dr Lobsang Sangay as the third Kalon Tripa ".

The handover of power will boost the prime minister's role as the region seeks autonomy from China. It may help stave off a possible crisis of leadership in the event of the Dalai Lama's death.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/27/tibet-harvard-law-scholar-political-leader

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1. recommend

very slim wikipage for him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobsang_Sangay

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2. I hope it works out better for them than it has for us. Nt