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Bhutan’s democratic government soon

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Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party leader Jigmi Thinley in Thimphu in this file photo.

Thimphu: The democratic government in Bhutan led by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa party, which has promised to pursue “exemplary and mutually beneficial” ties with India, is likely to be in place within a month, party leaders said here on Tuesday.

“We are in the process of finalising our team which will be endorsed by the executive committee of the party,” said the former Prime Minister, Yeshey Zimba, a day after the kingdom became the world’s youngest democracy.

The government will consolidate on the policies adopted by the Kings over the years, said Mr. Zimba.

“We don’t need a change in our policy because that is the best policy and we want to continue it.”

Headed by the former Prime Minister, Jigmi Thinley, the government would have 10 Ministers, he said. The party, which won 44 out of 47 seats in Monday’s polls, thrashing the People’s Democratic Party, had vowed in its election manifesto to “carry forward the exemplary and mutually beneficial cooperation that is the hallmark of relations between India and Bhutan and deepen economic ties.”

The Former Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering, attributed the party’s huge victory to the “well-planed approach to the elections.”

The party will attach highest importance to bilateral and multilateral relations and play an active role in promoting regional and international understanding and cooperation, he said. Meanwhile, DPT spokesman Palden Tshering said there would be women representation in the Cabinet. — PTI

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