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Bhutan Peoples' Party

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Not to be confused with Bhutan People's Unity Party or All People's Party (Bhutan).
Bhutan Peoples' Party
LeaderBalaram Poudyal
SpokespersonGopal Gurung
Vice ChairmanDurga Giri
Founded2 June 1990 (34 years ago) (1990-06-02)
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Lhotshampa interests
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Party flag
Website
www.bpparty.org

The Bhutan Peoples' Party is a democratic socialist political party, currently working in exile in Nepal. Founded on 2 June 1990 in West Bengal,[1] it was the pioneer political party in Bhutan. The Bhutan Peoples' Party was founded to represent the Nepali citizens of Bhutan, who felt discriminated against by the Bhutanese monarchy and under-represented in the institutions of the country.[1]

Overview

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The Bhutan Peoples' Party was involved in the organization of mass protest rallies in the south of the country in September and October 1990 in peaceful rallies; the party was declared illegal by the absolute monarch and banned from the country along with other parties formed during the same period.[1][2]

On September 9, 2001, party founder and first leader R.K. Budathoki was assassinated in a small town called Damak that lies in Jhapa district of eastern Nepal and a few miles away from Beldangi refugee camps.[1]

Still in exile in Nepal, the Bhutan Peoples' Party asked to be registered as a political party when the Bhutanese government first introduced a multiparty system.[1] This request was turned down by the Bhutanese Election Commission in January 2008, and the party was prevented from competing in Bhutan's first ever elections in March 2008.[1] Indeed, only two "loyal" (pro-monarchy) parties were allowed to compete.[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g ian macdonald [sic] (2009-05-30). "Bhutan Peoples' Party". Flags of the World online. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ "Timeline: Bhutan". BBC News online. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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