Bhutan elections to end royal rule

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• Polls open for first parliamentary elections to end more than a century of royal rule
  
• Path to democracy has been guided by King Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck
  
• After the election, the king will remain head of state and will likely retain influence
  
• Vote for the 47-seat National Assembly is latest step in slow engagement with world
  
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