Tempa Dorji makes history as first Opposition Speaker

For the first time in Bhutan’s democratic history, an opposition member has been elected Speaker of the National Assembly. Bhutan Tendrel Party’s Tempa Dorji, who represents the Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency in Lhuntse, defeated the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Tandin Wangchuk, in today’s election. The outcome breaks with the precedent of the past three parliamentary terms, […]