Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཕུན་སུམ་ཚོགས་པ།; Wylie: 'brug phun-sum tshog-pa; translation: Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party; abbr.DPT)[2] is one of the major political parties in Bhutan. It was formed on 25 July 2007 as a merger of the All People's Party and the Bhutan People's United Party,[3] which were both short-lived. The working committee of the merged entity, headed by the former home minister, Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, decided on the name for the new party. On 15 August 2007, Jigmi Yoezer Thinley was elected president of the party, and the party applied for registration, thus becoming the second political party in Bhutan to do so. On 2 October 2007, the Election Commission of Bhutan registered the party.[4] On 24 March 2008, the party won the first general election held in Bhutan. The party secured 45 of the 47 seats to the National Assembly.[5][6] The party tends to be more popular in the east of the country.[7]
In the 2013 general election, while the DPT secured 15 seats, it lost the position of ruling party. In this election, People's Democratic Party won 32 seats and became the ruling party.[8] In July 2013 Jigme Thinley submitted the resignation for the Member of National Assembly before beginning its Legislative Session. So on 24 July of the same year Pema Gyamtsho, who is a former Minister of Agriculture and Forest, was appointed the Opposition Leader in NA for the Second Legislative Session.[9] On 3 December same year he was also elected as the new DPT's Party President.[10]
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^Matthew Rosenberg, "Royalist Party Wins Election in Bhutan", Associated Press, 24 March 2008. 29 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
^Election Commission of Bhutan website-DPT 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^"Bhutan voters show their attachment to king". International Herald Tribune. from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
^. Time. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
^"Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa's plan to replace DPT in the east and then consolidate from the West and South to gain power in 2024". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^National Parliamentary Election 2013: General Elections 1 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Election Commission of Bhutan Official Homepage. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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^OL, the new DPT president BBS, 4 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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druk, phuensum, tshogpa, dzongkha, འབ, གས, wylie, brug, phun, tshog, translation, bhutan, peace, prosperity, party, abbr, major, political, parties, bhutan, formed, july, 2007, merger, people, party, bhutan, people, united, party, which, were, both, short, liv. Druk Phuensum Tshogpa Dzongkha འབ ག ཕ ན ས མ ཚ གས པ Wylie brug phun sum tshog pa translation Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party abbr DPT 2 is one of the major political parties in Bhutan It was formed on 25 July 2007 as a merger of the All People s Party and the Bhutan People s United Party 3 which were both short lived The working committee of the merged entity headed by the former home minister Jigmi Yoezer Thinley decided on the name for the new party On 15 August 2007 Jigmi Yoezer Thinley was elected president of the party and the party applied for registration thus becoming the second political party in Bhutan to do so On 2 October 2007 the Election Commission of Bhutan registered the party 4 On 24 March 2008 the party won the first general election held in Bhutan The party secured 45 of the 47 seats to the National Assembly 5 6 The party tends to be more popular in the east of the country 7 Druk Phuensum Tshogpa འབ ག ཕ ན ས མ ཚ གས པ AbbreviationDPTLeaderDorji WangdiFounded25 July 2007 16 years ago 2007 07 25 Merger ofAll People s PartyBhutan People s United PartyHeadquartersChang Lam ThimphuIdeologyConservatism 1 RoyalismPolitical positionCentre rightColorsBrownSeats in the National Assembly0 47Election symbolThree Black necked crane soaring high into the skyPolitics of BhutanPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 2013 election 2 Election Results 2 1 National Assembly 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External links2013 election editIn the 2013 general election while the DPT secured 15 seats it lost the position of ruling party In this election People s Democratic Party won 32 seats and became the ruling party 8 In July 2013 Jigme Thinley submitted the resignation for the Member of National Assembly before beginning its Legislative Session So on 24 July of the same year Pema Gyamtsho who is a former Minister of Agriculture and Forest was appointed the Opposition Leader in NA for the Second Legislative Session 9 On 3 December same year he was also elected as the new DPT s Party President 10 Election Results editNational Assembly edit Election First round Second round Seats Outcome Votes Votes 2008 169 490 67 04 Cancelled 45 47 New Supermajority 2013 93 949 44 52 114 093 45 12 15 47 nbsp 30 Opposition 2018 90 020 30 92 141 205 45 05 17 47 nbsp 2 Opposition 2023 24 46 694 14 91 Did not qualify 0 47 nbsp 17 Extra parliamentarySee also editList of political parties in Bhutan Bhutanese election 2018Notes edit Bhutan and its political parties European Parliamentary Research Service 27 November 2014 Retrieved 12 October 2017 Matthew Rosenberg Royalist Party Wins Election in Bhutan Associated Press 24 March 2008 Archived 29 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Druk Phuensuim Tshogpa the new party in town Archived from the original on 19 August 2011 Retrieved 25 December 2007 Election Commission of Bhutan website DPT Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Bhutan voters show their attachment to king International Herald Tribune Archived from the original on 27 March 2008 Retrieved 24 March 2008 Royalists Win Election in Bhutan Time Archived from the original on 1 May 2008 Retrieved 28 March 2008 Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa s plan to replace DPT in the east and then consolidate from the West and South to gain power in 2024 The Bhutanese Retrieved 2 November 2022 National Parliamentary Election 2013 General Elections Archived 1 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Election Commission of Bhutan Official Homepage Retrieved 16 March 2014 Dr Pema Gyamtsho to head the OppositionBhutan Broadcasting Service BBS 24 July 2013 Retrieved 16 March 2014 OL the new DPT president BBS 4 December 2013 Retrieved 16 March 2014 External links edit Official website Archived from the original on 9 April 2008 Retrieved 16 April 2008 Druk Phuensum Tshogpa on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Druk Phuensum Tshogpa amp oldid 1214398952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
