Parliament of Bhutan
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Parliament of Bhutan རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་ gyelyong tshokhang |
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| 8th Session of the First Parliament | |
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National Council National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Since December 14, 2006 |
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Chairperson of the National Council
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Speaker of the National Assembly
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| Structure | |
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72 24 Councilmen 47 Assemblymen |
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National Council political groups
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Non-partisan (20) Appointed (5) |
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National Assembly political groups
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PDP (32) DPT (15) |
| Authority | Article X, Constitution of Bhutan |
| Elections | |
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National Council last election
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December 31 2007 and January 29, 2008 |
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National Assembly last election
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31 May 2013 and 13 July 2013 |
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| Gyelyong Tshokhang, Thimphu | |
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National Council of Bhutan National Assembly of Bhutan |
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The Parliament of Bhutan (Dzongkha: རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་ gyelyong tshokhang) consists of the King of Bhutan together with a bicameral parliament. This bicameral parliament is made up of an upper house, the National Council and a lower house, the National Assembly. The current parliamentary framework replaced the unicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008.
The National Council of Bhutan is the upper house, or house of review in the bicameral legislature. It consists of 25 members: one directly elected from each of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) and 5 appointed by the King under election laws. The National Council meets at least twice a year. The membership elects a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson from its number. Members and candidates of the National Council are prohibited from holding political party affiliation.
The National Assembly of Bhutan is the lower house. It consists of a maximum of 47 members directly elected by the citizens of constituencies within each dzongkhag (district) according to election laws. Under this system of proportional representation, each constituency is represented by one National Assembly member; each of the 20 Dzongkhags must be represented by between 2–7 members. Constituencies are reapportioned every 10 years. The National Assembly meets at least twice a year, and elects a Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among its members. Members and candidates are allowed to hold political party affiliation.
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