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Bhutan

Leadership

Portrait of Tshering Tobgay
Tshering Tobgay
Prime Minister
Tshering Tobgay · Photo source · CC BY 3.0
Portrait of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
King
Royal Family of Bhutan · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Serves as head of government under Bhutan’s constitutional monarchy. Profile source

National government

BHUTAN · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore Bhutan’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded22 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected2Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 2Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

National Assembly

Recorded selection · 9 January 2024

47seats shown
People's Democratic Party (PDP)30
Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP)17

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)30 of 47 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection31 January 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
View the source record ↗

Directly elected

National Council

Recorded selection · 20 April 2023

Seat breakdown awaiting verification

A complete, reconciled party-seat chart is unavailable in this source snapshot. Follow the chamber record for election and membership information.

Next recorded renewal projection30 April 2028A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
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Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

UN heads of state and government reference