Parliament 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.[1][nb 1] This bicameral parliament is made up of an upper house, the National Council and a lower house, the National Assembly.[nb 2] The current parliamentary framework replaced the unicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008.
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Parliament of Bhutan རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་ gyelyong tshokhang | |
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Fourth Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | National Council National Assembly |
Leadership | |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck since December 14, 2006 | |
Chairperson of the National Council | |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
Structure | |
Seats | 72 25 Councilmen 47 Assemblymen |
National Council political groups |
Appointed (5) |
National Assembly political groups | Government (30)
Opposition (17)
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Authority | Article X, Constitution of Bhutan |
Elections | |
Last National Council election | April 20, 2023 |
Last National Assembly election | 30 November 2023 and 9 January 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Gyelyong Tshokhang, Thimphu | |
Website | |
National Council of Bhutan National Assembly of Bhutan |
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