‘THE US CONGRATULATES PENPA TSERING ON HIS ELECTION AS THE CTA's NEXT SIKYONG’: WHITE HOUSE

Highlights

• This follows the formal announcement by the Tibetan Election Commission that former Speaker Penpa Tsering will be the next president of the Tibetan government-in-exile

• There was a voter turnout of 63,991 (77.02 per cent) out of a total number of 83,080 registered voters, which made this the highest turnout in the history of Tibetan elections in exile

The United States on Saturday congratul....