Tibetans living in exile voted on a new government, a process becoming increasingly important as the community prepares for a future without their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Tibetans living outside Chinese control vote on Sunday for a government-in-exile in a ballot seen as increasingly significant as they prepare for an eventual future without their revered spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The India-based Central Tibetan Administration remains central to the exile community.