News Releases
Tshering Dolkar is PDP’s Candidate for Gelephu March 10th, 2008
The People’s Democratic Party has nominated Ms. Tshering Dolkar from Juprey, Bhur Gewog as its candidate from the Gelephu constituency in Sarpang Dzongkhag for the 2008 National Assembly elections.
Tshering Dolkar has a Masters in Counseling and Educational Foundation from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and University of Phoenix, U.S.A. She obtained her B.A. from […]
Chimithangka Case, PDP refutes defamatory allegations of DPT March 10th, 2008
The allegation regarding the Chimithangkha Lhakhang donation was thoroughly investigated twice by the ECB. Both investigations conclusively established that the donation to the Lhakhang was not made by the PDP South Thimphu candidate Sonam Tobgay Dorji. During a Press Conference called by the DPT, their South Thimphu candidate Yeshey Zimba stated as quoted in the […]
PDP Ahead in the Bhutan Observer Online Poll! March 10th, 2008
Good news for PDP supporters — PDP has a lead in the Bhutan Observer online poll.
Who says PDP does not have good support among the educated lot and our youth?
You can cast your vote in the poll at bhutanobserver.bt .
PDP endorsed by The World Post March 9th, 2008
The PDP was pleasantly surprised to recieve an endorsement for the upcoming parliamentary elections from The World Post (a world news blog).
Check it out at www.theworldpost.org .
PDP Appeals to ECB regarding Restraining Orders on its Coordinators March 9th, 2008
The PDP has appealed to the Election Commission regarding the restraining orders and ban on participation in political activities issued to two PDP Coordinators, Yonten and Phuntsho Dhendup from Zhemgang.The appeal was based on the following points:
1. Our coordinators, on the instruction of the Party head office, attended three meetings of the DPT President – […]
Disqualification of PDP Gelephu candidate March 3rd, 2008
The Party was very surprised with the decision to disqualify our Gelephu constituency candidate Garab Dorji. In over five months as a candidate, Garab gave copies of the document in question to just two persons in a constituency with over ten thousand voters. That, in our view, hardly qualifies as “distribution” or a concerted strategy […]
PDP forwards charges on Defamatory Statements made by the DPT President February 29th, 2008
The PDP head-office has received evidence of defamatory statements made by the DPT Party President during his recent campaign meetings in Trongsa and Zhemgang. They have been forwarded to the ECB. The statements are summarized below:
Trongsa:
1. Meeting at Drakteng: According to reports, the DPT President said the following: 1) Food given now, is a sign that […]
PDP Women Support Group Tour February 27th, 2008
The PDP Women’s Support Group met with over twenty seven thousand women of the eastern, central and western regions last month including Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, Wangdue, Bumthang, Trongsa, Mongar, Lhuntse, Tashiyangtse, Tashigang, Haa, Samdrupjongkhar and Pema Gatshel
During the twenty six days tour the leader of the group Ashi Bida briefed the gathering on PDP’s strategies […]
The PDP issues party tickets to candidates February 1st, 2008
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has issued party tickets to candidates for all forty-seven constituencies for the first General Election to the National Assembly to be held on 24 March 2008.
In a meeting held yesterday the 30th of January, the Executive Committee of the PDP elected the forty-seven candidates to stand for the elections. In […]
Bhutan National Elections to be held on 24 March 2008 January 21st, 2008
The country’s two political parties will soon begin their final round of getting to voters in the run-up to form the new government with the detailed dates for campaigning and the first general election announced on Thursday.
Voters can expect more meetings and promises as parties start formally campaigning from January 22 with the release of […]
