National Assembly of Bhutan

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
Type
Type Lower house
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly Lyonpo Jigme Tshultim, DPT
Since 24 March 2008
Structure
Seats 47
Political groups

Government:

  • DPT (45)

Opposition:

  • PDP (2)
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
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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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