Bhutan is one of the smallest country in the world and also one of the only country in the world where democracy came from the throne. The subjects even
rejected such move yet the King assured that he will always be there to serve the country but democracy shall be the ultimate goal of any nation. His Majesty further informed that, there are numerous countries in the world where people fight for democracy and here in Bhutan he wants Bhutanese to accept this offer and make Bhutan a model country in the world. People reluctantly accepted this precious gift from the throne and embarked on the journey of democracy.
Bhutan became one of the newest democratic countries in the world in 2008. The first parliamentary election in Bhutan was not free of chaos. Though we had only two parties, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), there were stories of separation of families and communities due to politics and 2013 election is no exception either. Despite of all these, the expenditure spent by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is too huge and parties themselves have also spend so much in such election. The total expenditure would surpassed the expenditure for some of our five year plan budget. Thus, democracy is not only about voting but it is about judiciously and consciously voting.
Thus, we must realize the once we press the EVM, we cannot reverse. A party could win by a single member and a single member could win by a single vote. We therefore, should be very mindful of exercising our precious gift from the throne because each vote is too important not only for five years but all times to come.
rejected such move yet the King assured that he will always be there to serve the country but democracy shall be the ultimate goal of any nation. His Majesty further informed that, there are numerous countries in the world where people fight for democracy and here in Bhutan he wants Bhutanese to accept this offer and make Bhutan a model country in the world. People reluctantly accepted this precious gift from the throne and embarked on the journey of democracy.
Bhutan became one of the newest democratic countries in the world in 2008. The first parliamentary election in Bhutan was not free of chaos. Though we had only two parties, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), there were stories of separation of families and communities due to politics and 2013 election is no exception either. Despite of all these, the expenditure spent by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is too huge and parties themselves have also spend so much in such election. The total expenditure would surpassed the expenditure for some of our five year plan budget. Thus, democracy is not only about voting but it is about judiciously and consciously voting.
Thus, we must realize the once we press the EVM, we cannot reverse. A party could win by a single member and a single member could win by a single vote. We therefore, should be very mindful of exercising our precious gift from the throne because each vote is too important not only for five years but all times to come.
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