WEB DESK
Bhutan’s Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has won National Assembly elections. According to provisional results, DNT has won 30 seats in 47 member National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament.
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has got remaining 17 seats. The polling for third parliamentary election was held today.
A total of 94 candidates, 47 each from DNT and DPT tried their luck in the final round of general elections.
As per the constitution of Bhutan only two parties, who get the highest votes in the primary round, can participate in the final round.
DNT and DPT had got maximum votes in the primary round election held last month, while ruling PDP came third and failed to qualify for the last round.
The victory of the DNT showed that the 2018 elections was primarily a vote for change.
It also showed that a clear majority of PDP voters, BKP voters and those who came out to vote in the general round preferred DNT.
The local newspapers had predicted after the primary round that if the majority of PDP voters go with DNT then DNT stood to not only win the 2018 elections but also win it with upto 35 seats.
This is what seems to have happened with a clear majority of PDP and BKP voters going for DNT.
In a positive development there were seven women MPs who got elected making it the highest number ever. The five MPs are from DNT while two MPs are from DPT.