達賴喇嘛：下週要正式辭政職

Dalai Lama to formally step down as political head of exiled gov't●共同社（2011.03.10）

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said Thursday he would next week formally propose to retire as political head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

''During the forthcoming 11th session of the 14th Tibetan parliament in exile, which begins on March 14, I will formally propose that the necessary amendments be made to the charter for Tibetans in exile, reflecting my decision to devolve my formal authority,'' he said in a statement released on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising.

The Dalai Lama, 75, also strongly urged the Chinese leadership to release Tibetan intellectuals, public figures and environmentalists who have been imprisoned for articulating the basic aspirations of Tibetan people.

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Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day

One of the aspirations I have cherished since childhood is the reform of Tibet’s political and social structure, and in the few years when I held effective power in Tibet, I managed to make some fundamental changes.  Although I was unable to take this further in Tibet, I have made every effort to do so since we came into exile.  Today, within the framework of the Charter for Tibetans in Exile, the Kalon Tripa, the political leadership, and the people’s representatives are directly elected by the people.  We have been able to implement democracy in exile that is in keeping with the standards of an open society.

As early as the 1960s, I have repeatedly stressed that Tibetans need a leader, elected freely by the Tibetan people, to whom I can devolve power.  Now, we have clearly reached the time to put this into effect.  During the forthcoming eleventh session of the fourteenth Tibetan Parliament in Exile, which begins on 14^th March, I will formally propose that the necessary amendments be made to the Charter for Tibetans in Exile, reflecting my decision to devolve my formal authority to the elected leader.

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