Politics and Government
The politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Namibia is elected to a five-year term and is both the head of state and the head of government.
The Constitution of Namibia guarantees the separation of powers:
- Executive power is exercised by the President and Cabinet.
- Legislature: Namibia has a bicameral Parliament with the National Assembly as lower house, and the National Council the upper house.
- Judiciary: Namibia has a system of courts that interpret and apply the law in the name of the state.
While the constitution envisaged a multi-party system for Namibia's government, The SWAPO party has been dominant since independence in 1990.
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