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The 12th Parliament of Botswana was the meeting of the National Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Parliament of Botswana, with the membership determined by the results of the general election held on 23 October 2019.
General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.
The National Assembly is the sole legislative body of Botswana's unicameral Parliament, of which consists of the President and the National Assembly. [2] The House passes laws, provides ministers to form Cabinet, and supervises the work of government.
Botswana is a parliamentary republic with an executive presidency operating under a multi-party system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama . [ 4 ] The country has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, with one happening every five years.
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.
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The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West South constituency. In 2014 it was won by the Umbrella for Democratic Change candidate, Ndaba Gaolathe. . In 2019, following Gaolathe's defection from UDC to found the Alliance for Progressives, [3] he lost the seat to Botswana Democratic Party candidate Christian Ntuba Greef in a three-horse ra
In addition to a parliament, Botswana also has a Ntlo ya Dikgosi. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi acts as an advisory body to the Parliament of Botswana. [4] This body consists of 33-35 members. In order to be eligible to be a member one must be 21 years old and a citizen.