THIMPU, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa Party (DNT) were elected to run the new government in Bhutan after winning 30 of the 47 seats in the general round of the parliamentary election held on Thursday.
This election was also hailed as a victory and major leap for the female political aspirants, with seven female candidates being elected, including five from the DNT and two from the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). This was the highest number of women candidates ever elected so far.
Voter turnouts of this election also hit the highest since the establishment of the democracy in Bhutan in 2008, with a total of 313,473 total voters turnouts in its 47 constituencies.
DNT was led by the former surgeon Lotay Tshering. The party's manifesto focuses on narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor.
Winning 25 seats in the primary round, the DNT leader was confident that they could easily win this parliamentary election.
The president of DPT expressed that his party would welcome the results positively.
