The newly elected members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile have elected two people for the post of Speaker. After three rounds of voting, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel (a Nyingma representative) and Pema Jungney (a U-Tsang representative) still drew with 22 votes each. Seven hours of deliberation concluded with the decision that each Speaker will serve for two and a half years.