Editing Theocracy (section)

==== Change to Sikyong ====
On 20 September 2012, the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile unanimously voted to change the title of Kalön Tripa to ''Sikyong'' in Article 19 of the Charter of the Tibetans in exile and relevant articles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=32159&t=1 |title=Tibetan Parliament changes 'Kalon Tripa' to 'Sikyong' |access-date=2013-01-31 |archive-date=2019-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502163748/http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=32159&t=1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Dalai Lama had previously referred to the Kalön Tripa as Sikyong, and this usage was cited as the primary justification for the name change. According to ''Tibetan Review'', "Sikyong" translates to "political leader", as distinct from "spiritual leader".<ref name="TR">{{cite news |url=http://www.tibetanreview.net/news.php?id=11207 |title=Kalon Tripa to be now referred to as Sikyong |date=2012-09-22 |access-date=2012-12-11 |publisher=Tibetan Review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017051755/http://www.tibetanreview.net/news.php?id=11207 |archive-date=2013-10-17}}</ref> Foreign affairs Kalön [[Dicki Chhoyang]] stated that the term "Sikyong" has had a precedent dating back to the [[7th Dalai Lama]], and that the name change "ensures historical continuity and legitimacy of the traditional leadership from the Fifth Dalai Lama".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tibet.net/2012/11/16/international-support-groups-meet-in-dharamsala-to-deal-with-critical-situation-in-tibet/ |title=International Support Groups Meet in Dharamsala to Deal with Critical Situation In Tibet |date=2012-11-16 |publisher=Central Tibetan Administration |access-date=2013-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121124452/http://tibet.net/2012/11/16/international-support-groups-meet-in-dharamsala-to-deal-with-critical-situation-in-tibet/ |archive-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The online Dharma Dictionary translates sikyong (''srid skyong'') as "secular ruler; regime, regent".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/srid_skyong |title=srid skyong |work=tsadra.org |access-date=2013-05-14 |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119145749/https://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/srid_skyong |url-status=live }}</ref> The title ''sikyong'' had previously been used by [[regent]]s who ruled Tibet during the Dalai Lama's minority.