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Bhutan opposition MPs resign in protest
19:29:45, 31 March 2008, Radio Australia News
Opposition politicians in Bhutan have asked the country's Election Commission to investigate allegations of possible illegal last-minute campaigning by the party that won the majority in last week's elections.
Landslide victory in Bhutan's first democratic elections
17:53:57, 26 March 2008, Radio Australia News
Voters in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan's first democratic elections have delivered a ringing endorsement of the status quo.
Landslide election win in historic Bhutan poll
15:47:11, 25 March 2008, Radio Australia News
History has been made in Bhutan with the election of the country's first democratic government.
Counting underway after historic Bhutan polls
01:08:08, 25 March 2008, Radio Australia News
The polls have closed in Bhutan following a landmark election to choose the country's first democratic government.
Voting underway in Bhutan's first democratic poll
19:04:57, 24 March 2008, Radio Australia News
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan will become the world's newest democracy after historic elections today.
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