Dalai Lama Wants Retirement from Politics

Dharamsala - The leader of Tibetans living in exile, the Dalai Lama, said that he intends to resign from his position as political leader. Through a statement on Thursday (10 / 3), In Old asserted, it is his desire to modernize the Tibetan government in exile to face Chinese pressure.
"In the early 1960's, I have repeatedly stressed that the Tibetan people need a leader, chosen freely by the people of Tibet, that to whom I could transfer the power," said the Dalai Lama in a speech 52 years the annual commemoration Tibetan government in salting since. "Now, obviously we have reached the time to implement it," said the Dalai Lama told Reuters.
The Dalai Lama is now 76 years old, has long considered himself "semi-retired" from the political leadership over the election of the Prime Minister for the Tibetan government in the city of Dharamsala, northern India. However, the Dalai Lama remains the spiritual leader of Tibet.
But the Dalai Lama's wishes need to be accompanied by a formal step that still needs to be ratified by the Tibetan parliament based in India on Monday (14 / 3) next week. PM to be elected parliament in this month should give greater influence on the world stage while fighting for Tibetan autonomy from Beijing.
The Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959 and settled in Dharamsala after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, continue to demand "autonomy, which means" for Tibet.
But the Prime Minister of the Government of Tibet, Samdhong Rinpoche, has not been able to mesatikan whether parliament will accept the resignation of the Dalai Lama or that the plan raises constitutional impasse.
Beijing considers dangerous Lama as a separatist who is responsible for triggering the unrest in Tibet. The Chinese government in Beijing continues to apply pressure to the Dalai Lama on the pretext of Buddhist spiritual leader has no right to choose his successor. Beijing asserts, the succession should follow the historical and religious traditions in the form of reincarnation.
"The whole plan is to create an institution, a government that can run without the Dalai Lama, a more political nature," said Bhaskar Roy, a political analyst and expert of China.
"Maybe there will be a long gap to find a replacement. It is a protective measure, for fear that Beijing will make inroads into the political life of Tibet," he explained.
But the three candidates for the position of the new prime minister to be elected in March are all secular and not a monk. It was appraised will mempermulus modernization efforts in the exile movement.
"I think there is a kind of modernity and democracy that is injected into this movement," said Kate Saunders of the International Campaign for Tibet, a pro-Tibet group. 

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