Mar. 23 – The tiny Himalayan kingdom heads for the polls seen as a step towards democracy.
Rebel groups who have detonated bombs inside Bhutan in the past year have threatened to disrupt the elections, raising security fears ahead of Monday’s ballot.
Paul Chapman reports.
Bhutan poised for first elections
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Bhutan has a monarch.
It is voting for a new king.
Bhutan has had a king for 100 years.
The people don’t want a king any more.
The king will reign for 2 years.
They are afraid of rebel groups within Bhutan.
The spokesman is sure the rebels are called the URB.
The population is less than 640,000.
The people can choose from two parties.
"The Bhutanis are coming to a new era of democratisation" says the man interviewed.
