| Parliament of Botswana Palamente ya Botswana | |
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| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Botswana.svg |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Election1: | 7 November 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader2: | Helen Manyeneng |
| Party2: | UDC |
| Election2: | 7 November 2024 |
| Leader4 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Leader4: | Ndaba Gaolathe |
| Election4: | 7 November 2024 |
| Party4: | UDC |
| Leader3 Type: | President of Botswana |
| Leader3: | Duma Boko |
| Election3: | 1 November 2024 |
| Leader6 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader6: | Dumelang Saleshando |
| Party6: | BCP |
| Election6: | 11 November 2024 |
| Leader5 Type: | Government Whip |
| Leader5: | TBD |
| Party5: | UDC |
| Leader7 Type: | Opposition whip |
| Leader7: | Caterpillar Hikuama |
| Election7: | 11 November 2024 |
| Party7: | BCP |
| Members: | 69 |
| House1: | National Assembly |
| Structure1 Res: | 275px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (49)
Official opposition (15) Other opposition (4) Presiding officer (1)
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| Session Room: | File:BotswanaParliament.jpg |
The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly.[2] 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.[3] The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi, who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018. In October 2019, the 2019 general election was held which saw the return of the Botswana Democratic Party to the power 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.[4]
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 11 elections since 1966 without any serious incidents of corruption.[5]