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	Elections in Bhutan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office.
		It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
		Bhutan doesn't allow political parties to participate in elections.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Bhutan (152 words)

	Politics of Bhutan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Negotiations are proceeding between Bhutan and Nepal to establish the status of the claimants and to offer repatriation to those with legitimate claims to citizenship of either country.
		note: Bhutan uses 1953 Royal decree for the Constitution of the National Assembly ; on 7 July 1998, a Royal edict was ratified giving the National Assembly additional powers and executive powers were also transferred to a council of ministers.
		elections: Representatives to the National Assembly and District Representatives are elected by individual residents of the districts; the monarch is hereditary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Bhutan (901 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		International observers judged parliamentary elections in 2001 and local elections in 2003 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies.
		Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
		Following the elections of a reformist president and Majlis in the late 1990s, attempts to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction have floundered as conservative politicians have prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and consolidated their control over the government.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html (16146 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		International observers judged local elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies which should be addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code.
		Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a coup in May of 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil.
		Democratic elections in 1974 and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy; Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992).
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	Bhutan
		Bhutan is ruled by a hereditary monarch, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who governs with the support of a National Assembly and a Council of Ministers; there is no written constitution to protect fundamental political and human rights.
		Bhutan is not a signatory to the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol (See Section 5 regarding the ethnic Nepalese refugee situation).
		The procedures for the nomination and election of National Assembly members are set out in an amendment to the country's Basic Law proposed by the King and adopted by the 73 session of the National Assembly in 1995.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/index.cfm?docid=695 (8296 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bhutan moves towards democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gautam Basu, author of a book on Bhutan, says it is a matter of intense debate whether a small country like Bhutan needs a federal structure in the form of a district council, or whether it would be enough to have a National Assembly and the village councils.
		The election process, however, may not be difficult to evolve as in October this year, Bhutan held elections for 201 village headmen through secret ballot.
		But if there are to be elections before the Nepalis ousted from the kingdom are repatriated, tens of thousands of them would become non-citizens because their names would surely not be on the electoral rolls.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/2552849.stm (677 words)

	Bhutan
		Bhutan is ruled by a hereditary monarch, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who governs with the support of a National Assembly and a Council of Ministers.
		Pulami reportedly was a member of the Youth Organization of Bhutan (the youth wing of the banned Bhutan People's Party) and had gone to the country to check on the internal resettlement of non-Nepalese to the south.
		There were no peaceful protest marches from India to Bhutan during the year, perhaps due to fear of arrests and deportation, as occurred in previous years after such marches.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/sa/8228.htm (7613 words)

	1000Countries.com: Bhutan I: bhutan, BHUTAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		BHUTAN is a country nestled in the eastern Himalayas...
		Bhutan is a hereditary monarchy with the assistance of a Government and National Assembly...
		Bhutan, known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, carefully weighs the prospect of globalization in the 21st century...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/bhutan_1.html (2516 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Bhutan has one of the world's lowest per capita incomes, although in part this reflects the fact that many subsistence farmers live outside the cash economy.
		Bhutan has a Friendship treaty (1949) with India under which it agrees to be guided by the advice of India in its external relations.
		Bhutan began to develop its foreign relations by joining the United Nations in 1971, sponsored by India and co-sponsored by Britain.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965302755 (1207 words)

	Bhutan, Königreich im Himalaya
		Das kleine Königreich Bhutan grenzt an seiner unwegsamen Nordseite an Tibet und somit an China, ansonsten wird es von Indien umschlossen.
		An der Südabdachung des östlichen Himalaya gelegen, wird auch Bhutan in die für den ganzen Himalaya typischen, parallel verlaufenden Landschaftsräume gegliedert.
		Der Süden Bhutans ist stark von indischen und nepalesischen Einflüssen geprägt, was sich dort in einem vorherrschenden Anteil der Hindus ausdrückt.
	www.muz-online.de /asien/bhutan.html (575 words)

	Bhutan - B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Bhutan and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Bhutan, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
	www.electronicsee.com /Resources/Bhutan.htm (280 words)

	Directory - Regional: Asia: Bhutan: Government
		Elections in Bhutan Â Â·Â cached Â Â·Â Overview of executive and parliamentary structure.
		Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Act, 1982 Â Â·Â cached Â Â·Â An overview of the act governing all financial and economic dealings and policies.
		Bhutan Post Â Â·Â The country's national postal administration describes its postal, bus, and money order services and rates, and explains how philatelists can purchase Butanese postage stamps.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=69051 (235 words)

	ODP: Regional:Asia:Bhutan:Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhutan Post - The country's national postal administration describes its postal, bus, and money order services and rates, and explains how philatelists can purchase Butanese postage stamps.
		Elections in Bhutan - Overview of executive and parliamentary structure.
		Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Act, 1982 - An overview of the act governing all financial and economic dealings and policies.
	beta.thesoftwarestudio.com /Regional,Asia,Bhutan,Government.html (191 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the Executive (government) executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
		:''See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.'' Bhutan elects on national level a legislature.
		The ''' National Assembly of Bhutan National Assembly ''' (''Tshogdu'') has 150 members, 105 members elected at various dates for a three year term in single-seat constituency constituencies, 35 appointed members and 10 representatives of Buddhist groups.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Elections_in_Bhutan.html (208 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Bhutan
		Bhutan On a positive note, the King announced the abolition of the death penalty in March 2004.
		In the two decades since Bhutan ratified the Women s Convention without reservation, the Government had taken consistent steps to progressively comply with the letter and spirit of that Treaty, despite constraints in resources and institutional capacity, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was told today.
		With important changes taking place in Bhutan, especially with the drafting of a Constitution, it is important to have the safeguards in place, said the election commissioner of India, Mr James M Lyngdoh.
	politics.surfwax.com /files/Bhutan_Election.html (3800 words)

	Islamic World.Net: Countries
		Bhutan Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996 - released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State.
		Bhutan - Mountain Fortress of the Gods - chronicle of an exhibition of history, religion, and crafts that toured Europe.
		Bhutan - providing information on the country, festivals, and travel and trekking.
	islamic-world.net /countries/bhutan.htm (655 words)

	SASNET: Bhutan
		Recent history: Bhutan was unified as a nation by the Buddhist monk Ngawang Namgyal in the early 17th Century.
		Bhutan attained full independence in 1949, but India continued to guide foreign relations for several decades.
		A serious internal threat to Bhutan's traditional identity started peacefully in the 1950s and 1960s among the growing Nepalese minority and emerged as a violent prodemocracy movement in the late 1980s, which led to some democratization in 1998.
	www.sasnet.lu.se /bhutan.html (978 words)

	Bhutan Legislative branch - Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		elections: local elections last held November 2002 (next to be held NA 2005)
		Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election.
		Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
	www.indexmundi.com /bhutan/legislative_branch.html (129 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> Spotlight -> Elections 2004 -> Advani lauds Bhutan for checking ULFA terrorism
		Etawah: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today (Apr 4, 2004) said that India was indebted to Bhutan for smashing terrorist bases in that country and also credited the Vajpayee Government with bringing a positive turn around in the Jammu and Kashmir talks.
		"India is indebted to Bhutan as its King led the operations against ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) in the country despite it not being a militarily strong nation," Advani said at a rally as part of his Bharat Uday Yatra in the Samajwadi party stronghold.
		Asserting that the coming Lok Sabha polls were not an ordinary election, Advani said people should vote for making the country a developed nation by 2020.
	news.indiainfo.com /spotlight/elections2004/0504advani.html (314 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhutan Communications Authority - Gives vision and mission details, as well as codes and guidelines, publications, project news, services offered, and contact details.
		Bhutan Post - Describes postal rates, stamp collecting and ordering services, bus services and schedules, and post office locations.
		The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan - Provides the text of the draft version, along with information on its background, sources, and drafting committe.
	www.newhomemaker.com /odp/?browse=/Regional/Asia/Bhutan/Government (668 words)

	Government Regional, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elections in Bhutan Overview of executive and parliamentary structure.
		Bhutan Post The country's national postal administration describes its postal, bus, and money order services and rates, and explains how philatelists can purchase Butanese postage stamps.
		Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Act, 1982 An overview of the act governing all financial and economic dealings and policies.
	www.indiapolicyinstitute.org /aW5kXzY5MDUx.aspx (154 words)

	Elections in Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhutan has a population of around 2 million on 47,000 km².
		Freedom House rated the country on political rights with a 6 and on civil rights with a 5, both on a scale of 1 to 7 (in which 1 is the most free).
		Freedom House considers Bhutan to be a not free country.
	www.electionworld.org /bhutan.htm (170 words)

	Phrasebase™ - Bhutan Facts and Information, Bhutan Statistics, Bhutan Facts, Bhutan Information, Countries of the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhutan Background: In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land.
		Overview of the Bhutan Economy : The economy, one of the world's smallest and least developed, is based on agriculture and forestry, providing the main livelihood for more than 90% of the population.
		Bhutan Telephone Systems : general assessment: NA domestic: domestic telephone service is very poor with few telephones in use international: international telephone and telegraph service is by landline through India; a satellite earth station was planned
	www.phrasebase.com /countries/Bhutan.html (1218 words)

	Government Of Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If you would like to use this flag of Bhutan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Bhutan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Bhutan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/bhutan_country_government.shtml (512 words)

	rediff.com: KLO follows ULFA, NDFB into Bhutan
		The Bhutan government, already facing major problems due to the presence of two militant groups from Assam on its territory, is now confronted with another insurgent outfit, this time from North Bengal.
		The Bhutan government's concern over the KLO presence was evident from the fact that a recent meeting of the Security Coordination Committee drew up a 19-point resolution on strengthening security measures to protect the government infrastructure, service facilities and the people in Chukha district.
		The latest edition of Kuensel has reported that Bhutan Home Minister Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho, who chaired the coordination committee meeting, said KLO militants were seen in the vicinity of the district.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jun/17bhut.htm (442 words)

	Bhutan Government Profile 2005
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary, but democratic reforms in July 1998 grant the National Assembly authority to remove the monarch with two-thirds vote
		Diplomatic representation in the US none; note - Bhutan has a Permanent Mission to the UN; address: 2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017; telephone [1] (212) 826-1919; FAX [1] (212) 826-2998; the Bhutanese mission to the UN has consular jurisdiction in the US consulate(s) general: New York
		Diplomatic representation from the US the US and Bhutan have no formal diplomatic relations, although informal contact is maintained between the Bhutanese and US Embassy in New Delhi (India)
	www.indexmundi.com /bhutan/government_profile.html (425 words)

	EDUCATION PLANET - 36 Web Sites for Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bumthang * - The Bumthang language is the main regional language of central Bhutan.
		It also represents the language of the first native population group in Bhutan to be converted to Buddhism as early as the VIIIth century.
		Embassy of Bhutan * - The Electronic Embassy: A resource of and for the Washington D.C. foreign embassy community.
	www.educationplanet.com /search/Geography/Regional_Resources/Bhutan (447 words)

	politics: elections
		Elections not possible: Former EC chief (kp 21/11/2004), Polls not possible: Nemwang (ht 21/11/2004), Polls impossible for now: Nepal (kp 26/11/2004)
		National crisis Election is a good solution, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (ht 15/04/2004), Polls Apart: The King wants to hand over power to elected representatives, the leaders want activation of constitution.
		Elections must be held: elections can’t be held (tg 07/04/2004)
	www.nepalresearch.org /politics/elections.htm (1614 words)

	Persecution of Christians in Bhutan, September 2001
		S.K. Pradhan to the editor of Kuensel, the Government of Bhutan's mouthpiece on persecution of Christians in Bhutan.
		Instead of defending the system, your paper should highlight the true status of rights and freedoms in Bhutan including the right to freedom of religion.
		And one must realise that this is an age where people will ask questions and will not submit to any dictates of the rulers.
	www.pucl.org /reports/International/2001/bhutan-christians.htm (574 words)

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