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Bhutan poised for first elections

true/false

1. Bhutan has a monarch. T: it is a kingdom
2. It is voting for a new king. F: a new parliament
3. Bhutan has had a king for 100 years. T: a century
4. The people don’t want a king any more. F: it is the king’s idea to have an election
5. The king will reign for 2 years. F: he abdicated (gave up the throne to his son) 2 years ago
6. They are afraid of rebel groups within Bhutan. F: in India and Nepal
7. The spokesman is sure the rebels are called the URB. F: he says URB ‘or something’
8. The population is less than 640,000. F: ‘just over’ so more than this figure
9. The people can choose from two parties. T
10. "The Bhutanis are coming to a new era of democratisation" says the man interviewed. T