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Politics of Namibia. Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic; Capital of Namibia: Windhoek; Elections in Namibia. 2014 Namibian general election; 2015 Namibian local and regional elections; Political parties in Namibia; Taxation in Namibia; Branches of the government of Namibia. Government of Namibia ...
The government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the president, the prime minister and his deputy, as well as the ministers of the Cabinet of Namibia. The legislative organs of government are the ...
Politics of Namibia. Politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Namibia is both head of state and head of government, [1] [2] and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by both the president and the government.
African Union (AU) member states have various forms of government. The Constitutive Act of the African Union makes no provision for what type of government a member state may or must have, but Article 30 states: Governments which shall come to power through unconstitutional means shall not be allowed to participate in the activities of the Union.
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First World War, the League of Nations gave South Africa a mandate to administer the territory.
The Constitution consists of 21 chapters totaling 148 articles. Chapter I The Republic. Article 1 Establishment of the Republic of Namibia and Identification of its Territory. Article 2 National Symbols. Article 3 Language. Chapter II Citizenship. Article 4 Acquisition and loss of Citizenship. Chapter III Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Namibia .
The Parliament of Namibia is the national legislature of Namibia. It is a bicameral legislature and, thus, consists of two houses: [1] [2] the National Council ( upper house) and the National Assembly ( lower house ). All cabinet members are also members of the lower house. This situation has been criticised by Namibia's civil society and the ...