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. The National Assembly has 47 members, who were elected in the first ever general elections on March 24, 2008. Jigme Thinley's Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party won a landslide victory, securing 44 seats. The People's Democratic Party won the other three, but its leader Sangay Ngedup lost the election in his constituency.^[1]

[edit] See also

• National Council of Bhutan
• Bhutanese general election, 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of the National Assembly of Bhutan. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.