Overview

• Tshering Tobgay's People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won Bhutan's election, securing nearly two-thirds of the seats in parliament.
• The election was dominated by economic threats challenging Bhutan's longstanding policy of prioritising 'Gross National Happiness' over growth.
• Chronic youth unemployment and a brain drain are among the struggles facing the Buddhist-majority kingdom's younger generation.
• During campaigning, Tobgay highlighted Bhutan's 'unprecedented economic challenges and mass exodus'.
• Tobgay has pledged to stimulate the economy by attracting greater foreign investment and expanding the tourism sector.