https://www.scmp.com/rss/329032/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bhutan’s latest election was fought on the domestic issues of corruption, rural poverty and income inequality, youth unemployment, external debt and criminal gangs. Foreign and security policy issues were left out, as two of four competing parties – the centre-left Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) – battled it out at the polls on Thursday. The DNT, led by Lotay Tshering, a 50-year-old medical surgeon, won 30 of 47 national assembly seats. The party, with Tshering as... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2169626/election-over-bhutan-can-woo-china-indias-blessing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2169626/election-over-bhutan-can-woo-china-indias-blessing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Oct 2018 07:00:23 +0000