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President of Namibia

President of Namibia

Head of state and government of Namibia

The President of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Namibia.

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Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.[2]

Succession

If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are inline for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3][4]

  1. Vice President of Namibia
  2. Prime Minister of Namibia
  3. Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
  4. a person appointed by the Cabinet.

Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.

List of officeholders

Political parties
  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
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† Died in office

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Timeline

Nangolo MbumbaHage GeingobHifikepunye PohambaSam Nujoma

Latest election

Main article: 2024 Namibian general election

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The highest and lowest paid African presidents – Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  3. [3]
    2014 amended Constitution, Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024
  4. [4]
    "Chapter 5 – The President | Namibia". www.un.int. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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