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== Parliament ==
This section describes both the National Assembly as well as the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, which together create the Parliament of Botswana.<ref name=":1" />

=== National Assembly ===
{{Main|National Assembly (Botswana)}}

The Parliament consists of the President and National Assembly. The president is a voting member of the National Assembly.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Botlhale |first1=Emmanuel |last2=Lotshwao |first2=Kebapetse |date=2013 |title=The Uneasy Relationship Between Parliament and the Executive in Botswana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/90024373 |journal=Botswana Notes and Records |volume=45 |pages=39–51 |jstor=90024373 |issn=0525-5090}}</ref> There are an additional 57 elected members of the National Assembly. There is also a speaker of the Assembly who is elected by the members of the Assembly, but does not necessarily have to be a member of the assembly themselves. There is also a deputy speaker elected by the Assembly.<ref name=":1" />

In order for a person to be eligible to be a member of the Assembly they must: be a citizen of Botswana, be 18 years old, be registered to vote, and be able to speak and read in English. There are many conditions that disqualify a member from eligibility, most of these dealing with allegiance to other countries.<ref name=":1" />

Botswana is divided into the number of constituencies that they have members of parliament so that each district sends one member to the Assembly. People in Botswana are eligible to vote if they are: 18, a citizen, and have resided in Botswana for 12 consecutive months.<ref name=":1" />

=== Ntlo ya Dikgosi ===
{{Main|Ntlo ya Dikgosi}}

In addition to a parliament, Botswana also has a Ntlo ya Dikgosi. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi acts as an advisory body to the Parliament of Botswana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inc |first=IBP |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9jm4DAAAQBAJ&q=Botswana+the+house+consists+of+35+members&pg=PA13 |title=Botswana Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information |date=2015-09-11 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-5145-2879-2 |language=en}}</ref> This body consists of 33-35 members. In order to be eligible to be a member one must be 21 years old and a citizen. There are similar disqualifying conditions for this body as there are for the National Assembly. Members are appointed for 5-year terms. No member may participate in party politics, and many members are tribal chiefs. This body possesses no legislative power, including approval or veto power; rather they advise the Parliament on bills and measures. A power the body does have is to summon members of the government to appear before it.<ref name=":1" />