National Assembly Of Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°29′23.2″N 89°38′17.5″E / 27.489778°N 89.638194°E / 27.489778; 89.638194
National Assembly གི་རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ་ Gyelyong Tshogdu |
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Type | |
Type | Lower house |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the National Assembly | Lyonpo Jigme Tshultim, DPT Since 24 March 2008 |
Structure | |
Seats | 47 |
Political groups |
Government:
Opposition:
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Elections | |
Voting system | First-past-the-post voting |
Last election | 24 March 2008 |
Meeting place | |
Gyelyong Tshokhang, Thimphu | |
Website | |
Official Website of the National Assembly of Bhutan |
Bhutan |
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The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's new bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) and the National Council. It is the more powerful house.
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