The
Parliament of Botswana consists of the
President and the
National Assembly. In contrast to other Parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly (instead of having both a ceremonial President and a Prime Minister who has real authority as head of government) for a set five-year term of office. There are no term limits. The
President is both head of State and of Government in Botswana's parliamentary republican system. The current
President of Botswana is
Ian Khama, who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2008 and won a full five-year term in the postceding
Botswana General elections, which were held on 16 October 2009 and returned his
Botswana Democratic Party with a majority of 35 (total of 45) seats in the 61 seat Parliament.