The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly.[4] In contrast to other parliamentary 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 both Head of state and of government in Botswana's parliamentary republican system. Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority.[5] The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi, who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018 after winning the 2019 general election and returning his Botswana Democratic Party with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly.
There also exists a body known as Ntlo ya Dikgosi, (The House of Chiefs), which is an advisory body that does not form part of the Parliament.[6]
Botswana is one of only two nations on the African continent (with the other being Mauritius) to have achieved a clean record of free and fair elections since independence, having held 10 elections since 1966 without any serious incidents of corruption.[7]
^"Masisi's SEMPs A Tough Assignment". Mmegi. The Monitor. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^"FAQs". parliament.gov.bw. Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 22 July 2021. 2 are Ex-officios being the President and The Speaker
^Tlhankane, Mompati (5 June 2023). "UDC accused of destabilising BCP". Mmegi. Retrieved 6 June 2023. The BCP is currently stuck in the coalition because it cannot afford to trigger by-elections because of a new piece of legislation that prohibits Parliament floor crossing.
^"Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^Proctor, J. H. (1968). "The House of Chiefs and the Political Development of Botswana". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 6 (1): 59–79. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00016670. ISSN 0022-278X. JSTOR 158677. S2CID 154486897.
parliament, botswana, consists, president, national, assembly, contrast, other, parliamentary, systems, parliament, elects, president, directly, instead, having, both, ceremonial, president, prime, minister, real, authority, head, government, five, year, term,. The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly 4 In contrast to other parliamentary 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 both Head of state and of government in Botswana s parliamentary republican system Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority 5 The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018 after winning the 2019 general election and returning his Botswana Democratic Party with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly Parliament of BotswanaPalamente ya Botswana12th ParliamentTypeTypeUnicameralHousesNational AssemblyHistoryFounded1 March 1965 1965 03 01 LeadershipPresidentMokgweetsi Masisi since 1 April 2018SpeakerPhandu Skelemani since 5 November 2019Leader of the HouseSlumber Tsogwane BDP since 5 November 2019Leader of OppositionDithapelo Keorapetse UDC since 12 July 2022StructureSeats65National Assembly political groupsGovernment 45 Botswana Democratic Party 38 Specially elected 6 1 Ex officio 2 2 Official opposition 18 Umbrella for Democratic Change 18 b Other opposition 2 Alliance for Progressives 1 Specially elected independent 1 ElectionsNational Assembly voting systemFirst past the post votingLast National Assembly election23 October 2019Next National Assembly electionBy October 2024Meeting placeNational Assembly ChamberGaboroneSouth East DistrictWebsitewww wbr parliament wbr gov wbr bwThere also exists a body known as Ntlo ya Dikgosi The House of Chiefs which is an advisory body that does not form part of the Parliament 6 Botswana is one of only two nations on the African continent with the other being Mauritius to have achieved a clean record of free and fair elections since independence having held 10 elections since 1966 without any serious incidents of corruption 7 Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editPolitics of Botswana National Assembly of Botswana List of legislatures by countryNotes edit Despite having left the UDC the 7 MPs still sit under the UDC group in Parliament as a result of a ban on floor crossings 3 BCP 7 a BNF 6 BPF 4 BPP 1 References edit Masisi s SEMPs A Tough Assignment Mmegi The Monitor 4 November 2019 Retrieved 22 July 2021 FAQs parliament gov bw Parliament of Botswana Retrieved 22 July 2021 2 are Ex officios being the President and The Speaker Tlhankane Mompati 5 June 2023 UDC accused of destabilising BCP Mmegi Retrieved 6 June 2023 The BCP is currently stuck in the coalition because it cannot afford to trigger by elections because of a new piece of legislation that prohibits Parliament floor crossing Constitution of the Republic of Botswana 1966 Parliament of Botswana Parliament of Botswana 19 March 2021 Retrieved 19 March 2021 Proctor J H 1968 The House of Chiefs and the Political Development of Botswana The Journal of Modern African Studies 6 1 59 79 doi 10 1017 S0022278X00016670 ISSN 0022 278X JSTOR 158677 S2CID 154486897 US State DepartmentExternal links edithttps www parliament gov bw index php 2012 02 13 15 06 33 nbsp This legislature related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Botswana related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parliament of Botswana amp oldid 1177299639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
