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Bhutan
Bhutan
Data points :
Chi Tshog (Parliament), Tshogdu (National Assembly)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Number of MPs 47 MPs
- Legislature bicameral
- Last election Jan 2024
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.nab.gov.bt
parliament.bt - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
With 30 or less members and a similar sized administration, small parliaments face a challenge providing modern information services.
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News in brief
15/10/2019
Watch how IPU members around the world celebrated the IPU's milestone anniversary.
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20/09/2019
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Voices
01/05/2019
Dorji Khandu, MP from Bhutan, on how to encourage young people to run for parliament. He was speaking at the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held in Doha, 6-10 April 2019. Watch other interviews from the 140th IPU Assembly
Case studies
Case studies
17/05/2023
The Kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. The landlocked mountainous country has a fragile ecosystem with around 2,700 glaciers which are beginning to melt, causing floods and landslides. The country suffers from prolonged
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