Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Hage GEINGOB
• Head of Government: President Hage GEINGOB
• Assembly: Namibia has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Council with 26 seats and the National Assembly with 72 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the National Council 26 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 6-year terms. Two members are chosen from each of the 13 regional councils by members of those councils. In the National Assembly, 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 6 members are appointed head of government. There are 13 multi-member constituencies corresponding to Namibia's regions. The President may appoint up to 6 additional, non-voting members.