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New Sikyong

May 14, 2021;

Former Speaker Penpa Tsering is officially declared the new President-elect of the Central Tibetan Administration also known as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, with 34,324 votes against Kalsang Dorjee Aukatsang who gained 28,907 votes. The Chief Tibetan Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur announced the official election results at a press briefing online. The 45 members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile were also announced. Voter turnout for the final election was 63,991, out of the 83,090 people who registered to vote.

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