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Bhutan is an absolute monarchy with no legal political parties. A proposed Constitution, announced in March 2005, provides for a controlled two-party parliamentary system. There are nowadays three banned parties representing different ethnic groups that operate in exile: the Bhutan People's Party, Druk National Congress, and National Democratic Party. In addition, Maoist guerrilla groups from India and the banned Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) are believed to have camps and carry out attacks in the border region.
Bhutan is a hereditary monarchy with an "elected" prime minister.
The political implications of this administrative change are not yet clear, but at least the basis for a democratic constitutional monarchy would seem to now be in place.
In an effort to lessen the political inequities between the dominant Ngalongs and the subservient Sharchops, in 1994 the Druk National Congress Party was formed in exile.
The treaty recognizes Bhutan’s sovereignty, guarantees noninterference by India in the internal affairs of Bhutan, and provides for free trade between the two countries and duty-free transit of Bhutan’s imports across India.
Bhutan insists that the migrants are being incited to leave the country by small Nepali groups seeking a greater share in Bhutan’spolitical system.
Underground political groups dominated by Nepali have launched a campaign to destabilize the prosperous southern districts in an attempt to gain greater power and privileges for the Nepali in Bhutan.
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