Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Bhutan parliament house

Bhutan has monarchy and it is a bicameral parliament made up of an upper house, the National council and a lower house, the National Assembly. It replaced the nicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008.

The new democratic system comprises an upper and lower house, the latter based on political party affiliations. Election for the upper house (National Council) were held on December 31, 2007, while elections for the lower house, the 47-seat National Assembly.

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