Cracks showing in Bhutan's new order
Bhutan vaulted from feudal monarchy to parliamentary democracy in 2008 following a royal edict in 2006 by the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King, abdicating in favor of his eldest son and mandating elections in 2008.
For a mountain people who revere their king and don national dress every day, this sudden devolution of power has been most unsettling. Whi…
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