Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party

Bhutanese social democratic political party

The Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP; Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཀུན་མཉམ་ཚོགས་པ།, lit. 'Bhutan Everyone-Equal Party') was a social democratic political party in Bhutan. Its President from May 2017 to July 2020[2] was Dasho Neten Zangmo, who took over from Sonam Tobgay, the President from 2013 to 2017.[3] Neten Zangmo was provisionally replaced by vice-president Sonam Tobgay until a new party convention was held.[2]

The BKP was favourable to same-sex marriage. It included the rights of LGBT+ people in its program for the general election of 2018.[4]

The BKP submitted a request to the Election Commission of Bhutan in January 2023 asking to dissolve the party, following the failure for several years to name a new party president and difficulties in finding candidates for the 2023 election.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "BKP Charter (Articles 4.1.4 and 4.1.8)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Dasho Neten Zangmo exits BKP". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Dasho Neten Zangmo is BKP President". KuenselOnline. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Bhutan prepares to repeal its anti-gay laws". Erasing 76 Crimes. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) stands deregistered as a Political Party". ECB. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Subba, MB. "Uncertainty over BKP's participation in 2023 election". Kuensel. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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