Brisk voting was underway on Monday for the first ever parliamentary elections in Bhutan, marking the end of the 100-year-old monarchy in the Himalayan kingdom.
“The enthusiasm is tremendous with heavy polling recorded so far till midday in all the 20 districts. This is a historic moment for all of us,” said Bhutan's Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi.
Elections are being held for the 47-member National Assembly or the lower house in parliament with 318,465 registered voters eligible to exercise their franchise in the largely Buddhist nation of about 600,000 people. Bhutan's first elected prime minister will be from among the National Assembly members.
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