Dalai Lama devolves formal political authority
May 29 (Tibet.net): The 14th Tibetan Parliament-Exile, after three days of intense deliberations, approved the devolution of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s administrative and political powers to the democratically elected Tibetan leaders.
The preamble underlines “safeguarding the continuity of the Central Tibetan Administration as the legitimate governing body and representative of the whole Tibetan people, in whom sovereignty resides”. It also enshrines Tibet’s position as a sovereign nation from the early 2nd century BC until the invasion by the People’s Republic of China in 1951, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s efforts in introducing democratic reforms after coming into exile in India since 1959.
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