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PDP (32) DPT (15) | structure2 = 2013 National Assembly of Bhutan Seat Composition.svg | structure2_res = 270px | last_election1 = December 31 2007 and January 29, 2008 | last_election2 = 31 May 2013 and 13 July 2013 | meeting_place = Gyelyong Tshokhang, Thimphu | website = (National Council of Bhutan ) (National Assembly of Bhutan ) }} The Parliament of Bhutan (Dzongkha: རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་; Wylie: ''rgyal-yongs tshogs-khang'') consists of the King of Bhutan together with a bicameral parliament.〔Constitution: Art. 1, § 3; Art. 10〕 This bicameral parliament is made up of an upper house, the National Council and a lower house, the National Assembly.〔Constitution: Art. 11; Art. 12〕 The current parliamentary framework replaced the unicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008. ==Composition of Parliament== The National Council of Bhutan is the upper house, or house of review in the bicameral legislature. It consists of 25 members: one directly elected from each of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) and 5 appointed by the King under election laws. The National Council meets at least twice a year. The membership elects a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson from its number. Members and candidates of the National Council are prohibited from holding political party affiliation.〔Constitution: Art. 11〕〔 The National Assembly of Bhutan is the lower house. It consists of a maximum of 55 members directly elected by the citizens of constituencies within each dzongkhag (district) according to election laws. Under this system of proportional representation, each constituency is represented by one National Assembly member; each of the 20 Dzongkhags must be represented by between 2–7 members. Constituencies are reapportioned every 10 years. The National Assembly meets at least twice a year, and elects a Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among its members. Members and candidates are allowed to hold political party affiliation.〔Constitution: Art. 12〕〔〔 The Constitution sets forth the procedure of the formation of the executive branch and its ministries, including the post of Prime Minister, according to Parliamentary electoral results. The King recognizes the leader or nominee of the party that wins the majority of seats in the National Assembly as the Prime Minister.〔Constitution: Art. 17, § 1〕 The Prime Minister is limited to two terms of office.〔Constitution: Art. 17, § 2〕 Other Ministers are appointed from among National Assembly members by the King on advice of the Prime Minister.〔Constitution: Art. 17, § 3〕 All Ministers must be natural-born citizens of Bhutan, and there is a limit of two Ministers from any one Dzongkhag.〔Constitution: Art. 17, §§ 4, 5〕 The King of Bhutan fulfills further parliamentary duties by reviewing and assenting to bills in order to enact Bhutanese legislation, and when necessary, by initiating national referenda under election laws.〔Constitution: Art. 13; Art. 35〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parliament of Bhutan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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