What is Parliament of Namibia?
'''Parliament''' is the law-making body of [[Namibia]]'s [[legislature]]. It is made up of two chambers:<ref name=GRNleg>{{cite web | url = http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/GRNOverview/grnStructure/legislative.html | title = GRN Structure. The Legislature | publisher = [[Government of Namibia]] |access-date = 29 September 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110818165115/http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/GRNOverview/grnStructure/legislative.html | archive-date = 18 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=Nigeria>{{Cite journal | title=Women and political participation in Namibia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis of women in elective positions | first1=Maryam Omolara| last1=Quadri | first2=Erika K | last2=Thomas | journal=Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences | publisher=[[University of Namibia]] | volume=7 | issue=2 | date=2018 | issn=2026-7215 | pages=6–9 | url=http://repository.unam.edu.na/bitstream/handle/11070/2426/quadri_women_2018.pdf}}</ref> #The '''[[National Assembly of Namibia|National Assembly]]''' ([[Lower chamber]]) starts and approves laws. It is made up of 104 members, 96 of which are elected by [[Elections in Namibia|parliamentary election]]. The other eight are appointed by the president. #The '''[[National Council of Namibia|National Council]]''' ([[Upper chamber]]) advises the National Assembly on any required changes to laws that result from law-making in the National Assembly. The National Council is made up of 42 representatives of the Regional Councils; every Regional Council in the fourteen [[regions of Namibia]] elects three representatives.<ref name=Nigeria/> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Government of Namibia]] [[Category:National legislatures|Namibia]] [[Category:Bicameral legislatures|Namibia]] [[Category:Parliaments|Namibia]] {{politics-stub}}