Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa

Bhutanese political party

འབྲུག་མཐུན་འབྲེལ་ཚོགས་པ།

AbbreviationDTTPresidentKinga Tshering^[1]Founded2 May 2022^[2]Registered22 August 2022Split fromDruk Phuensum TshogpaHeadquartersTrashigangIdeologyBuddhist capitalism^[3]Seats in the National Assembly

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The Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (DTT; Dzongkha: འབྲུག་མཐུན་འབྲེལ་ཚོགས་པ།, lit. 'Bhutan Alliance Party' or 'Bhutan Goodwill Party' or 'Bhutan Fellowship Party' or 'Bhutan Friendship Party', also 'Unity Party of Bhutan') is a political party in Bhutan.^[4] It was founded in 2022 by Dr. Chenga Tshering, a former Thrimshing candidate for the DPT. The party is headed by Kinga Tshering, a former member of parliament who represented the DPT from North Thimphu constituency following the 2013 elections.

Ideology

In their 2023 campaign manifesto, the DTT centred their concept of "Sunomics" (from "sun"—the party's logo—and "economics"), which they say is based in "Buddhist Capitalism with the spirit of GNH." The party pledged to cut regulations, increase resource extraction (in a sustainable manner), introduce private healthcare services, and to facilitate offshore banking.^[5]

Election results

National Assembly

Election	First round		Second round		Seats	+/–	Outcome
Election	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Outcome
2023–24	30,814	9.84%	Did not qualify		0 / 47	New	Extra-parliamentary

References

^ Dolkar, Dechen (4 May 2022). "Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa elects president and vice president". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ Subba, M.B. (30 April 2022). "Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa to contest 2023 elections". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "THUENDREL MANIFESTO FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION" (PDF). ECB. Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa's plan to replace DPT in the east and then consolidate from the West and South to gain power in 2024". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "THUENDREL MANIFESTO FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION" (PDF). ECB. Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa. Retrieved 7 November 2023.