Lobsang Sangay to be sworn-in on May 27

Re-elected Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, will be sworn-in on May 27 at a function here which will be attended among others by the Dalai Lama.

The ceremony will be held at the Tsuklakhang (Main Temple) in McLeodGanj and the oath will be administered by the Chief Justice Commissioner, a Tibetan government in-exile spokesperson said.

"His Holiness the Dalai Lama has very kindly consented to grace the swearing-in ceremony with his presence," the spokesperson added.