Parliament of Botswana

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The Parliament of Botswana is the country’s supreme legislative body, comprising the National Assembly and the President, responsible for making and overseeing national laws.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
canRemoveGovernmentBy vote of no confidence ⓘ
capitalCity Gaborone ⓘ
comprises National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
President of Botswana ⓘ
country Botswana ⓘ
electionFrequency every 5 years ⓘ
electoralSystemContext first‑past‑the‑post voting ⓘ
elects Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
establishedIn 1966 ⓘ
establishedOnIndependence true ⓘ
function amendment of existing laws ⓘ
approval of the national budget ⓘ
enactment of national laws ⓘ
representation of the people of Botswana ⓘ
scrutiny of government policy ⓘ
governmentTypeContext parliamentary republic ⓘ
governsForJurisdiction Republic of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Botswana
hasBudgetaryPower true ⓘ
hasClerk Clerk of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
hasElectedMembersCount 57 ⓘ
hasExOfficioMembersCount 2 ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLegislativePower true ⓘ
hasNumberOfSeats 65 ⓘ
hasOversightPower true ⓘ
hasSpeaker Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
hasSpeciallyElectedMembersCount 6 ⓘ
hasTypeOfCommittees portfolio committees ⓘ
select committees ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.gov.bw ⓘ
headOfStateAsMember President of Botswana ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Botswana ⓘ
legislativeChamber National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
locatedIn Gaborone ⓘ
meetsIn Gaborone, Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Gaborone
meetsInBuilding Parliament Buildings, Gaborone ⓘ
passes Acts of Parliament ⓘ
requiresPresidentialAssentForBills true ⓘ
role law‑making body of Botswana ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ
supreme legislative body of Botswana ⓘ
supervises Government of Botswana ⓘ
termLengthYears 5 ⓘ
usesCommitteeSystem true ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Assembly of Botswana → partOf → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
Ntlo ya Dikgosi → advises → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
National Assembly Building of Botswana → occupant → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
Constitution of Botswana → createsInstitution → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
Judiciary of Botswana → coequalBranchWith → Legislative branch of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Botswana
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana → branchOfGovernment → Legislature of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Botswana
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana → roleIn → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
House of Chiefs (Botswana) → partOf → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
NYD → associatedWith → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
NYD → advises → Parliament of Botswana ⓘ