Editing Politics of Namibia (section)

==Constitution==
The Constituent Assembly of [[Namibia]] produced a constitution which established a [[multi-party]] system and a bill of rights. It also limited the executive president to two five-year terms and provided for the private ownership of property. The three branches of government are subject to checks and balances, and a provision is made for judicial review. The constitution also states that Namibia should have a [[mixed economy]], and foreign investment should be encouraged.

The constitution is noted for being one of the first to incorporate protection of the [[environment (biophysical)|environment]] into its text. Namibia is a democratic but [[one party dominant state]] with the [[South-West Africa People's Organisation]] in power. [[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] [[political parties|parties]] are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

While the ethnic-based, three-tier, South African-imposed governing authorities have been dissolved, the current government pledged for the sake of national reconciliation to retain civil servants employed during the colonial period. The government is still organising itself on both national and regional levels.

The [[Constituent Assembly]] converted itself into the National Assembly on 16 February 1990, retaining all the members elected on a straight party ticket.