Parliament of Botswana
Parliament of Botswana Palamente ya Botswana | ||
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National Assembly political groups | Government (45)
Other opposition (12)
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National Assembly election | By October 2024 | |
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| National Assembly Chamber Gaborone South-East District | ||
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| Constitution |
The Parliament of 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.[9]
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.[10]
See also
Notes
- ^ Originally members of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), the four MPs faced expulsion from the party in July 2022 for defying the BCP Central Committee. This defiance occurred when they ousted the BCP leader, Dumelang Saleshando, from the position of Leader of the Opposition. Consequently, they are currently independents and have not joined a political party, though they maintain affiliation with the UDC parliamentary group.[3]
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- Independent (4)[a]
- BNF (1)
- Alliance for Progressives (1)
- BPP (1)
- ^ Despite having left the UDC, the seven MPs still sit under the UDC group in Parliament as a result of a ban on floor crossings.[4]
- ^ Left the BDP ahead of a scheduled BDP disciplinary hearing. She later joined the BCP in late 2023, but sits as an independent in parliament, as a result of a ban on floor croosings.[5][6]
References
- ^ "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
- Mmegi. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- 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.
- Mmegi Online. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "DOW JOINS BOTSWANA CONGRESS PARTY". DailyNews. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Botswana, 1966
- ^ "Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- S2CID 154486897.
- ^ US State Department
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