Tags: Election.
National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan for the first time on 24 March. Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the election: the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (DPT for Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) which was formed by the merger of the previously established Bhutan People’s United Party and All People’s Party and is led by Jigme Y. Thinley and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).