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🇧🇹 Bhutan

Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy

SystemConstitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
Head of stateKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Head of governmentPrime Minister Tshering Tobgay (People's Democratic Party)
LegislatureParliament · a 47-seat National Assembly and a 25-member National Council
ElectionsFree two-round elections in which every vote since democratisation in 2008 has changed the government
Last election2024-01-09 · National Assembly election
Next election2029-01 · National Assembly election due

The fourth king voluntarily transformed Bhutan from absolute to constitutional monarchy, with the first elections in 2008, and the crown remains widely revered. The Himalayan kingdom measures Gross National Happiness alongside GDP and pursues the giant Gelephu Mindfulness City project with hydropower and bitcoin reserves as revenue. Emigration of educated youth to Australia is the leading domestic concern.

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