Bhutan's Tshering Tobgay to become PM for second time: Official results

Bhutan's Tshering Tobgay to become PM for second time: Official results

Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay

Bhutanese voters have elected Tshering Tobgay to become prime minister for a second time after his party won nearly two-thirds of seats, the election commission said in results released Wednesday.

Tobgay, head of the liberal People's Democratic Party (PDP), who served as prime minister of the Himalayan kingdom from 2013 to 2018, won 30 of 47 seats in Tuesday's election, official figures showed.

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