Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY (since 28 January 2024) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament consisting of a 25-seat National Council ((གི་རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ་ / Gyelyong Tshogde) and a 47-seat National Assembly (ཚོགས་འདུ་ / Tshogdu)

Description of electoral system:

• The King is a hereditary monarch. 

• The Prime Minister, typically the parliamentary majority leader, is appointed by the King. 

• In the National Council, 20 members are directly elected by plurality vote in single-seat constituencies (1 for each dzongkhag), and the remaining 5 members are appointed by the King. All members serve 5-year terms.  

• In the National Assembly, all 47 members are directly elected in single-seat constituencies. A nationwide primary election is held to determine which two parties will participate in the general election. Those two parties each nominate one candidate per constituency to run in the general election. Members serve 5-year terms.