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Dharamshala, India — <\/span>Dharamshala, India (AP) – Penpa Tsering<\/a> On Wednesday he was sworn in for a second consecutive term as president of Tibet’s government-in-exile after being re-elected earlier this year.<\/p>\n Tsering, 58, has led the government-in-exile based in Dharamsala, India, since 2021. He won another five-year term in elections held in February among Tibetans living in India and abroad. Tsering was first elected to the Tibetan Parliament in exile in 1996 and served as speaker from 2008 until rising to the top executive post.<\/p>\n Formed in 1959, the government-in-exile of Tibet, now called the Central Tibetan Administration, has executive, judicial, and legislative branches.<\/p>\n Tsering said on Wednesday that the Central Tibetan Administration is “firmly committed to the ‘Middle Way Policy’ envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” adding that the policy seeks solutions through non-violence, dialogue and lasting mutual benefit.<\/p>\n “Until a solution is achieved, we will continue back-channel communication with the Chinese government with caution and stability,” he said.<\/p>\n Tsering’s swearing-in ceremony took place in the presence of the Dalai Lama, who was escorted to the venue by red-robed monks amid drum beats and prayers. The audience included hundreds of monks and Tibetans watching Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo, chief justice of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission, administer the oath of office.<\/p>\n