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Politics of Botswana takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. [7] Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Botswana.
The Cabinet of Botswana consists of the President, Vice President and all the Ministers and assistant ministers, the permanent secretary and deputy permanent secretary to the president and cabinet. Current cabinet
The National Assembly is the only part of the Botswana National Government that private citizens elect. [13] Botswana uses a First-past-the-post system for elections whereby candidates with the most votes win single-member constituencies. [12] Originally, voting occurred with disks that corresponded to various candidates based on color.
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.
The official opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 36 seats in the election, an increase of 8 seats and the first time in history that a party other than the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won an election. The Botswana Congress Party, got 15 seats, an increase of 8. The Botswana Patriotic Front won 5 seats, an increase of 2 seats ...
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The department of information technology has several major services it provides to the government of Botswana, including the following: Government website hosting; Creating internet connectivity and other information technology related services across the public sector of Botswana
The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.