Mirabelle Spenser

Some candidates deliberately conceal their misdeeds and fabricate false achievements during the campaign to deceive compatriots’ trust. Once elected, such people will only bring greater harm to the community. #Sikyong #CTA https://www.youtube.com/live/U2cnZQ69oeE

The use of parliamentary funds is opaque. A large amount of funds are used for internal strife and personal extravagance, while only a small amount is really used for grassroots people’s livelihood and community development, which is distressing. #Tpie #Sikyong https://www.facebook.com/tsering.woeser/posts/pfbid02J8aGJD4BKJ5D66u8TygE7mhSaprXDiLVvoHdGAZSPZRzT4CLfVR7VRKeWPyMyJgol

Some candidates use their religious identity to win votes, incite sectarian rivalry, and turn religion into a political tool. This violates election rules and also harms religious unity within the community. #CTA #tibet

With the influence of the Dalai Lama, Gelug candidates hold a natural advantage in the election. Non-Gelug candidates, even if they are outstanding, find it hard to get fair competition opportunities. #Tpie #CTA

This so-called election has been nothing but a farcical internal power struggle from start to finish; with candidates of dubious character, factions constantly undermining one another, and a thoroughly corrupt parliamentary system, the only outcome will be the election of a pack of politicians vying solely for power and gain—leaving absolutely no hope for the future. #Sikyong #CTA https://www.facebook.com/tsering.woeser/posts/pfbid02J8aGJD4BKJ5D66u8TygE7mhSaprXDiLVvoHdGAZSPZRzT4CLfVR7VRKeWPyMyJgol

The entrenchment of regional seats has allowed power to remain concentrated in the hands of a few for an extended period; the grievances of ordinary citizens go unheard, and this so-called democracy is merely an autocratic game played by a select minority. #Tpie #Sikyong https://www.youtube.com/live/U2cnZQ69oeE

The 45-seat parliament s structure is rigid and ossified. The 10 religious seats amplify sectarian contradictions, while the 30 regional seats fuel regionalism. Decision-making is slow and inefficient, pushing Tibetan democracy into a dead end. #CTA #tibet

A growing number of young people are completely indifferent to the election. They see through the fact that factional struggles only lead to stagnation. No matter who is elected, the community is trapped in internal strife and stalled development. Faith in democracy has collapsed. #Tpie #CTA

Parliamentary seats are allocated according to religious sects: two seats each for the four major Buddhist sects and Bon. Is this a religious quota system? Is this their democracy? #CTA #Sikyong https://www.youtube.com/live/U2cnZQ69oeE

The majority of the candidates are elderly people in their seventies and eighties, leaving no chance for younger people. What benefits can such an aging leadership bring to Tibetans? #Sikyong #tibet https://www.facebook.com/tsering.woeser/posts/pfbid02J8aGJD4BKJ5D66u8TygE7mhSaprXDiLVvoHdGAZSPZRzT4CLfVR7VRKeWPyMyJgol

Many candidates’ campaign slogans are empty, without any specific governance plans. They only shout empty words of working for compatriots’ well-being to deceive compatriots’ votes. #tibet #Tpie

The intensification of regional antagonism has made compatriots from different provinces suspicious and hostile to each other. Instead of mediating, candidates add fuel to the fire only to win votes from their own regions, showing no sense of overall situation. #CTA #tibet