Politics of Bijan

The politics of Bijan take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Bijan is head of state and the Prime Minister of Bijan is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and a unicameral parliament called the National Assembly of Bijan.

Executive branch
The executive branch is led by the Prime Minister of Bijan, who directs the work of the Government of Bijan, a cabinet of ministers and chairpersons of the various government departments.

Legislative branch
The legislative branch consists of a unicameral parliament, called the National Assembly of Bijan. The Assembly has 400 members, called deputies, elected to a five-year term.

Since 1999, the Assembly is elected under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) system. Under MMP, the voter casts two votes: one for a constituency representative and one for a party. Voters can vote for the person they prefer for their local deputy without regard for party affiliation, since the partisan make-up of the legislature is determined only by the party vote. In each constituency, the deputy is chosen using the first-past-the-post method, that is, the candidate with the most votes, by plurality, wins.

Of the 400 deputies, 218 are elected from the single-member constituencies, one for each of Bijan's municipalities. The remaining 182 deputies are elected from national party lists, based on the parties' share of the nationwide party vote.