Parliament of Botswana Palamente ya Botswana | |
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| 13th Parliament | |
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| Houses | National Assembly |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 March 1965 (1965-03-01) |
| Leadership | |
Dithapelo Keorapetse since 7 November 2024 | |
Deputy Speaker | Helen Manyeneng, UDC since 7 November 2024 |
Duma Boko since 1 November 2024 | |
Leader of the House | Ndaba Gaolathe, UDC since 7 November 2024 |
Government Whip | Sam Digwa, UDC since 19 November 2024 |
Opposition whip | Caterpillar Hikuama, BCP since 11 November 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 69 |
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National Assembly political groups | Government (49)
Official opposition (15) Minority opposition (4) Presiding officer (1) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
LastNational Assembly election | 30 October 2024 |
NextNational Assembly election | By October 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Assembly Chamber Gaborone South-East District | |
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TheParliament ofBotswana consists of thePresident and theNational Assembly.[2] In contrast to otherparliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly (instead of having both a ceremonial President and a Prime Minister who has real authority as head of government) for a set five-year term of office. A president can only serve 2 full terms. The President is bothHead of state and ofgovernment in Botswana's parliamentary republican system. The Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority.[3] In October 2024, the2024 general election was held which saw the ousting of theBotswana Democratic Party from power after 59 years of government, propelling the opposition centre-leftUmbrella for Democratic Change to a majority of 36 seats in the 69 seatNational Assembly.
There also exists a body known asNtlo ya Dikgosi, (The House of Chiefs), which is an advisory body that does not form part of the Parliament.[4]
Botswana is one of only two African nations (together withMauritius) to have achieved a clean record of free and fair elections since independence, having held 11 elections since 1966 without any serious incidents of corruption.[5]
2 are Ex-officios being the President and The Speaker
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