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| NEW DELHI — The current political leader of Tibet’s exiled government, Lobsang Sangay, won re-election by a decisive majority, the election commission announced Wednesday, and he pledged to push harder for a dialogue with China to resolve the future of Tibet. | |
| “My principal objective will be to resolve the issue of Tibet through the middle way approach,” Mr. Sangay said in a telephone interview. | “My principal objective will be to resolve the issue of Tibet through the middle way approach,” Mr. Sangay said in a telephone interview. |
| The “middle way” approach was set in motion by the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people, nearly 30 years ago, in which he softened his demand for independence for the approximately six million Tibetans living in China, instead seeking self-government for them within China. | The “middle way” approach was set in motion by the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people, nearly 30 years ago, in which he softened his demand for independence for the approximately six million Tibetans living in China, instead seeking self-government for them within China. |
| The Dalai Lama, 80, gave up his political role five years ago in favor of elections to choose a sikyong, a role similar to prime minister. Mr. Sangay, a research fellow at Harvard Law School, was chosen in the first election in 2011. | The Dalai Lama, 80, gave up his political role five years ago in favor of elections to choose a sikyong, a role similar to prime minister. Mr. Sangay, a research fellow at Harvard Law School, was chosen in the first election in 2011. |
| Both candidates for the sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration, as the exiled government is known, favored the middle way approach, even though a vocal minority believe in fighting for full independence for Tibet. Mr. Sangay, 48, won 33,876 votes, while Penpa Tsering, the speaker of the exiled Parliament, secured 24,846 votes, Sonam Choephel Shosur, the election commissioner, said at a news conference. | Both candidates for the sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration, as the exiled government is known, favored the middle way approach, even though a vocal minority believe in fighting for full independence for Tibet. Mr. Sangay, 48, won 33,876 votes, while Penpa Tsering, the speaker of the exiled Parliament, secured 24,846 votes, Sonam Choephel Shosur, the election commissioner, said at a news conference. |
| The Tibetan exile community, spread around the world but mostly living in India, elects a sikyong and Parliament every five years. About 90,377 people are registered to vote. The election was held in March, and it took a month to gather and count the ballots. | The Tibetan exile community, spread around the world but mostly living in India, elects a sikyong and Parliament every five years. About 90,377 people are registered to vote. The election was held in March, and it took a month to gather and count the ballots. |
| Mr. Sangay, in the interview, said that while the Chinese government had thus far refused to engage in a dialogue with him, he would use international forums to pressure China to speak with representatives of the Dalai Lama, as it has in the past. | Mr. Sangay, in the interview, said that while the Chinese government had thus far refused to engage in a dialogue with him, he would use international forums to pressure China to speak with representatives of the Dalai Lama, as it has in the past. |
| In addition, he said he would continue his focus on improving educational opportunities for Tibetan exiles and improving their economic opportunities. | In addition, he said he would continue his focus on improving educational opportunities for Tibetan exiles and improving their economic opportunities. |
| The Dalai Lama, after fleeing China in 1959, built a government in exile in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala over the years. | The Dalai Lama, after fleeing China in 1959, built a government in exile in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala over the years. |