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Freedom On The March Watch

By The Daily Dish
Mar 25 2008, 8:21 AM ET

And no one had to die:

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan may lay claim to having the world’s most enthusiastic voter a 65-year-old woman who walked 600 kilometres (380 miles) to cast her ballot.

The woman responded to an appeal from the country’s king to embrace democracy as Bhutan shifts from absolute royal rule to becoming a constitutional democracy in Monday’s election, the Bhutan Times reported.



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