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Tibetan exiles cast votes Agencies
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Dharmasala: Thousands of Tibetan exiles, among them saffron-robed monks and nuns, lined up in this north Indian hill station on Saturday to cast their votes for a de facto prime minister. Two candidates are in the fray and voting took place place at 53 polling stations set up by the election commission in India, Nepal, North America, Europe, Australia and Taiwan. The first direct election was held in 2001. Incumbent premier Samdong Rinpoche is a clear favorite to be re-elected. Results are expected in early July.
Nuns Dharmasala-bound
A group of Tibetan political prisoners, including two nuns, is set to arrive in Dharmasala to meet spiritual leader the Dalai Lama days after their dramatic escape to Nepal. Tibetan refugees in Dharmasala were eagerly awaiting the two nuns, sources in the Tibetan government in exile said. "Rigzin Choekyi and Lhundrub Zangmo made their risky journey into Nepal," said the Indian Campaign for Tibet, an NGO.
Released on: Jun 4, 2006
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