The king of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck, coronated on June 1974, is a king who made a lot of difference in Bhutan and Bhutanese people's lives. During his past 34 years of ruling he emphasized education, health services, environmental conservation and communication. (All the children in Bhutan learn English as a foreign language. Bhutan has a major income from the exploitation of forests, but every measure is taken for the replacement of the cut trees.)
Recently, the King of Bhutan has made a decision to hold Bhutan's first parliamentary elections. The former king abducted his throne in favour of his son in last December. The first general elections has now been held in 2008. The date was decided by the royal astrologers. What is very interesting is that the news followed that the Bhutanese people had raised their voice against the elections and declared that they were very happy with their king. The king who, more than 30 years ago, declared that "Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product."
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