Parliament of Namibia

Parliament of Namibia

Type
Type	Bicameral
Seats	104 members (78 and 26)
Elections
Voting system	single-member constituency
Meeting place

Tintenpalast, Windhoek
Website
.na.gov.parliamentwww

Namibia

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Parliament is the law-making body of Namibia's legislature. It consists of two chambers:

The National Assembly (Lower chamber) initiates and approves laws. It consists of 78 members, 72 of which are elected by parliamentary election. The other six are appointed by the president.^[1]
The National Council (Upper chamber) advises the National Assembly on any required changes to subordinate laws that result from law-making in the National Assembly. It can be tasked by the National Assembly to perform other tasks. The National Council consists of 26 representatives of the Regional Councils; every Regional Council in the 13 regions of Namibia elects two representatives.^[1]

All cabinet members are members of the lower house. This situation has been criticised by Namibia's civil society and the opposition as creating a significant overlap between executive and legislature, undermining the separation of powers. The seniority of cabinet members generally relegate ordinary MPs to the back benches.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "GRN Structure. The Legislature".
^ Sasman, Catherine (22 March 2013). "Mbumba’s presence in Cabinet under spotlight".

External links

Official website

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Parliament of Namibia