Constitution: ratified 9 February 1990; effective 12 March 1990
Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: President Sam NUJOMA (since
21 March 1990) was elected for a five-year term by universal
suffrage; election last held 7-8 December 1994 (next to be held NA
December 1999); results - Sam NUJOMA elected president; percent of
vote NA
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from the members of
National Assembly
Legislative branch: bicameral legislature National Council: elections last held 30 November-3 December 1992 (next to be held by December 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (26 total) SWAPO 19, DTA 6, UDF 1 National Assembly: elections last held 7-8 December 1994 (next to be held NA December 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (72 total) SWAPO 53, DTA 15, UDF 2, MAG 1, DCN 1
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: South West Africa People's
Organization (SWAPO), Sam NUJOMA; SWAPO for Justice, Zacharia
NJOMBA; DTA of Namibia (formerly Democratic Turnhalle Alliance)
(DTA), Mishake MUYONGO; United Democratic Front (UDF), Justus
GAROEB; Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN), Keiphas CONRADIE;
Monitor Action Group (MAG), Kosie PRETORIUS; Workers Revolutionary
Party (WRP); Southwest African National Union (SWANU), Hitjevi VEII;
Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN), Moses K. KATJIUONGUA;
National Patriotic Front (NPF), Moses K. KATJIUONGUA
Other political or pressure groups: NA
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,
FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, SACU, SADC,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Tuliameni KALOMOH chancery: 1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 986-0540 FAX: [1] (202) 986-0443