On March 24, 2008 (February 17, 2008 in the lunar calendar), King Kesar of Bhutan was willing to give up his royal power and return to power to the people. On March 24, 2008, Bhutan, located between China and India, ushered in its first democratic election in its history. Members of the National Assembly were directly elected and the first democratically elected government was produced on this basis. For 100 years, Bhutan has been a hereditary monarchy with no constitution and no political party. 100 years later, the King of Bhutan promoted political democratization, demanding that government be returned to the people and integrated with the West. On this day, Bhutan will hold historic parliamentary elections, ending the century-old rule of the Wangchuck Dynasty in Bhutan. The Wangchuck Dynasty began to rule Bhutan in 1907. Former King Singh has been loved by the people since he ascended the throne in 1972. However, Singh believed that a democratic system with a constitutional monarchy was beneficial to the future of the country and constantly explained the benefits of democracy to the people. The current 28-year-old King Kesar is willing to give up his royal power to pave the way for this democratic election in Bhutan. But the king will continue to "monitor" the country. For this small country with an area of only 38,000 square kilometers and a population of 730,000, this election means that the country's political system will change from the original hereditary monarchy to a parliamentary democracy. The promoter of this transformation was Bhutan's old king, Jigme Singh Wangchuck himself. In this parliamentary election, Bhutan's only two political parties, the People's Democratic Party and the Bhutan Patriotic Progressive Party, competed for 47 seats in parliament. A total of 94 candidates from both sides ran. Those with the most votes will come forward to form the government. Both parties are young parties established three years ago at the king's will, and each has thousands of members. In 1907, the Kingdom of Bhutan was established. In 1998, the king announced that he would no longer serve as head of government and handed over government management to the "Council of Ministers". In 2001, the Constitution Drafting Committee was established. In 2005, the fourth draft constitution was released to solicit public opinion, and will later be passed through a referendum to become a formal constitution. On March 24, 2008, the National Assembly was established by universal suffrage and the first democratically elected government was organized.