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The only other party that registered for the election, the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, gained 45 seats and just over two thirds of the votes. The People's Democratic Party's president, Sangay Ngedup, failed to win the seat in his own constituency. [7] In the 2013 elections, the party won 32 seats with 54.88% of the votes.
Political parties can only contest National Assembly elections, since being an independent is a requirement for contesting National Council and local government elections. Besides the official registered parties that came into existence after the democratisation of Bhutan , many Bhutanese parties have been operating in exile since the 1990s.
People's Democratic Party: Harka Singh Tamang: 7,136 53.50 Bhutan Tendrel Party: Karma Rinchen 6,202 46.50 Jomotshangkha-Martshala 8,480 People's Democratic Party: Yonten Phuntsho: 4,440 52.36 Bhutan Tendrel Party: Jigme Wangchuk 4,040 47.64 Kabji-Talo 7,318 People's Democratic Party: Namgyal Dorji: 4,421 60.41 Bhutan Tendrel Party: Tshering ...
A new group is among the two political parties chosen by Bhutan's people to contest its fourth free vote since democracy was established 15 years ago, while the outgoing ruling party was knocked ...
The People’s Democratic Party won the most seats in Bhutan's parliamentary elections Tuesday and will form the new government as residents hope politicians make good on promises to fix the ...
National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan for the first time on 24 March 2008. [1] Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the elections; Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, led by Jigme Y. Thinley, which was formed by the merger of the Bhutan People's United Party and All People's Party, [2] and the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan in 2018; the first round was held on 15 September and the second round on 18 October. [2]The ruling People's Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay came third in the first round of voting, unexpectedly failing to advance to the second round and resulting in it losing all 32 seats. [3]
The first democratic elections in Bhutan began in 2007, and all levels of government had been democratically elected by 2011. These elections included Bhutan's first ever partisan National Assembly election.Bhutan was ranked 13th most electoral democratic country in Asia according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023 with a score of 0.535 out of ...