The decision was expected. It is nonetheless a major development of Tibetan society. Thursday, March 10, the Dalai Lama announced his retirement from his position as head of the Tibetan government in exile. "By the 1960s, I have been repeatedly warned that the Tibetans were in need of a leader, elected freely by the Tibetan people, to whom I can hand over power," he said during a speech at Dharamsala in northern India which are based Tibetans in exile, on the occasion of the anniversary of the uprising of monks in Lhasa in 1959.
Today, I clearly reached the moment to put this under ". The Nobel Peace announced he would table an amendment to that effect during the session of Tibetan Parliament, March 14. If he says he wants to leave his room for a new leader and focus on its religious functions, the Tibetan spiritual leader may, however, difficult to dispose of its political influence, his personality is so intimately linked with the struggle of his people to gain autonomy in China.
How is the Tibetan government in exile? Since the seventeenth century, the Dalai Lama, Tibetan supreme authorities, combine the temporal and spiritual powers. Tenzin Gyatso, appointed in 1950, just 15 years, "Head of State" after the arrival of Chinese Communist troops, has served two functions in the autonomous region of Tibet.
In 1959, after a failed uprising against Beijing's administration, he fled to China to seek refuge in Dharamsala, India. There, he founded a government in exile, modeled on the Tibetan mode. But in 1990, for reasons to initiate a democratization of the scheme, it ceases to appoint cabinet members, appointed by Parliament since.
Then, in 2001, he decided to change the Constitution, the government becomes headed by a prime minister elected by Tibetans in exile, nearly 150 000 people - vote which does not participate the 6 million Tibetans in China. The political role of the Dalai Lama is seen when restricted to ceremonial duties, such as a representational role on the international scene or the appointment of three of the forty-three members of Parliament.
Why the Dalai Lama announced he give up his political role? With this announcement, the legendary monk smile makes official a situation already at work for ten years. One explanation for this choice of timing is to be sought in the general elections on March 20, during which Tibetans will elect their third prime minister.
"In announcing his withdrawal just before the election, the Dalai Lama wants to give weight to the future prime minister and give him international exposure it has so far been lacking," Analysis Francoise Robin, Tibet scholar at the Institute National Oriental Languages \u200b\u200band Civilizations.
Aged 75 years and subject to recurring health problems, the reincarnation of Buddha and preparing his succession. "We seek to ensure that the government in exile him to survive and can continue to plead the cause of Tibetan people. The assumption of his death is indeed fear a weakening of the cohesion of the movement," says Jean-Philippe Beja, political scientist and China expert at the CNRS and the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de Sciences Po The announced withdrawal also sounds like a lesson in democracy to China.
"The Dalai Lama formally proves that the Tibetan government in exile is not merely the heir to the feudal and archaic that portrays China to justify its hold on the region," said Francoise Robin. In comparison, Tibet and in exile is much more in advance of a democratic point of view. " What role will he play now? The influence of the Dalai Lama, revered by his people and an icon in the West will not go out with his political retirement.
In 2008, Time magazine had even finished first on its list of the hundred most influential people in the world. "His authority stems less from his political role as spiritual master of his image and thinker. He has charisma and inspires many people. He will continue to visit his followers to defend the cause of Tibetan people in the world" said Jean-Philippe Beja.
Get rid of his role in the temporal government in exile does not mean much to refrain from talking politics. And without the label of political leader, the Dalai Lama could be even more free in his movements. "It may be more easily received by foreign governments and raising their voices heard, without being accused by his meetings in China," said the Tibetologist.
What will the impact of withdrawal on Tibetan politics? Everything depends on the policy of the future prime minister. Following the first round of the election, held in October, three candidates are running. The favorite, Lobsang Senge, a young doctoral graduate in law from Harvard, located in the continuity of the Dalai Lama, defending the autonomy of Tibet and dialogue with Chinese authorities.
The policy pursued since Dharamsala Tibetan should not entertain shift. "Western governments deal with the new prime minister. As for China, it does not negotiate in any way directly with the Tibetan government in exile," says Jean-Philippe Beja. How this property is perceived by the Tibetan people? "The Tibetans are torn, provides Lhadon Tethong, head of the Association of Students for a Free Tibet.
On the one hand, they feel they have lost their leader, so that their struggle is not over; the other, they feel, especially the younger generation, that their country must move towards democracy. " Audrey Garric 
Today, I clearly reached the moment to put this under ". The Nobel Peace announced he would table an amendment to that effect during the session of Tibetan Parliament, March 14. If he says he wants to leave his room for a new leader and focus on its religious functions, the Tibetan spiritual leader may, however, difficult to dispose of its political influence, his personality is so intimately linked with the struggle of his people to gain autonomy in China.
How is the Tibetan government in exile? Since the seventeenth century, the Dalai Lama, Tibetan supreme authorities, combine the temporal and spiritual powers. Tenzin Gyatso, appointed in 1950, just 15 years, "Head of State" after the arrival of Chinese Communist troops, has served two functions in the autonomous region of Tibet.
In 1959, after a failed uprising against Beijing's administration, he fled to China to seek refuge in Dharamsala, India. There, he founded a government in exile, modeled on the Tibetan mode. But in 1990, for reasons to initiate a democratization of the scheme, it ceases to appoint cabinet members, appointed by Parliament since.
Then, in 2001, he decided to change the Constitution, the government becomes headed by a prime minister elected by Tibetans in exile, nearly 150 000 people - vote which does not participate the 6 million Tibetans in China. The political role of the Dalai Lama is seen when restricted to ceremonial duties, such as a representational role on the international scene or the appointment of three of the forty-three members of Parliament.
Why the Dalai Lama announced he give up his political role? With this announcement, the legendary monk smile makes official a situation already at work for ten years. One explanation for this choice of timing is to be sought in the general elections on March 20, during which Tibetans will elect their third prime minister.
"In announcing his withdrawal just before the election, the Dalai Lama wants to give weight to the future prime minister and give him international exposure it has so far been lacking," Analysis Francoise Robin, Tibet scholar at the Institute National Oriental Languages \u200b\u200band Civilizations.
Aged 75 years and subject to recurring health problems, the reincarnation of Buddha and preparing his succession. "We seek to ensure that the government in exile him to survive and can continue to plead the cause of Tibetan people. The assumption of his death is indeed fear a weakening of the cohesion of the movement," says Jean-Philippe Beja, political scientist and China expert at the CNRS and the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de Sciences Po The announced withdrawal also sounds like a lesson in democracy to China.
"The Dalai Lama formally proves that the Tibetan government in exile is not merely the heir to the feudal and archaic that portrays China to justify its hold on the region," said Francoise Robin. In comparison, Tibet and in exile is much more in advance of a democratic point of view. " What role will he play now? The influence of the Dalai Lama, revered by his people and an icon in the West will not go out with his political retirement.
In 2008, Time magazine had even finished first on its list of the hundred most influential people in the world. "His authority stems less from his political role as spiritual master of his image and thinker. He has charisma and inspires many people. He will continue to visit his followers to defend the cause of Tibetan people in the world" said Jean-Philippe Beja.
Get rid of his role in the temporal government in exile does not mean much to refrain from talking politics. And without the label of political leader, the Dalai Lama could be even more free in his movements. "It may be more easily received by foreign governments and raising their voices heard, without being accused by his meetings in China," said the Tibetologist.
What will the impact of withdrawal on Tibetan politics? Everything depends on the policy of the future prime minister. Following the first round of the election, held in October, three candidates are running. The favorite, Lobsang Senge, a young doctoral graduate in law from Harvard, located in the continuity of the Dalai Lama, defending the autonomy of Tibet and dialogue with Chinese authorities.
The policy pursued since Dharamsala Tibetan should not entertain shift. "Western governments deal with the new prime minister. As for China, it does not negotiate in any way directly with the Tibetan government in exile," says Jean-Philippe Beja. How this property is perceived by the Tibetan people? "The Tibetans are torn, provides Lhadon Tethong, head of the Association of Students for a Free Tibet.
On the one hand, they feel they have lost their leader, so that their struggle is not over; the other, they feel, especially the younger generation, that their country must move towards democracy. " Audrey Garric
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