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Line 138: ===Political reform and modernization=== {{further\|Law of Bhutan\|Constitution of Bhutan}} Bhutan 's political system has recently changed from an [[absolute monarchy]] to a [[constitutional monarchy]]. King [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]] transferred most of his administrative powers to the Council of Cabinet Ministers and allowing for [[impeachment]] of the King by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://www.democracy-international.org/fileadmin/di/pdf/papers/di-bhutan.pdf \|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20110610012322/http://www.democracy-international.org/fileadmin/di/pdf/papers/di-bhutan.pdf \|archivedate = 10 June 2011 \|last = Hoffman \|first = Klus \|title = Democratization from Above: The Case of Bhutan \|format = PDF \|date = 1 April 2006 \|accessdate = 24 April 2010 }}</ref> In 1999, the government lifted a ban on [[television]] and the [[Internet]], making Bhutan one of the last countries to introduce television. In his speech, the King said that television was a critical step to the [[modernisation]] of Bhutan as well as a major contributor to the country's [[Gross National Happiness]] (Bhutan is the only country to measure happiness),<ref name="GNH"/> but warned that the "misuse" of television could erode traditional Bhutanese values.<ref>{{cite web \|first1 = Cathy \|last1 = Scott-Clark \|first2 = Adrian \|last2 = Levy \|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,975769,00.html \|title = Fast Forward into Trouble \|publisher = The Guardian \|date = 14 June 2003 \|accessdate = 1 September 2011 }}</ref>

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