A girl stands in front of election campaign posters in Punakha in this March 22, 2008 file photo. Respect for authority is inculcated from an early age in the secluded Himalayan kingdom, where the king is revered as a Buddha and democracy seemed almost an experiment too far. Yet democracy came to Bhutan in March 2008 on the insistence of its much-loved fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who decided people should choose their leaders, whether they wanted to or not. To match WITNESS-BHUTAN/ELECTION REUTERS/Desmond Boylan/Files (BHUTAN)