National Council (Namibia)
The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the National [Assembly (Namibia)|lower chamber] and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.
The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years. Each of the 14 regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council. The 2020 Namibian [local and regional elections|last regional council elections] were held on 25 November 2020.
Political party distribution in the National Council is as follows:
- South [West Africa People's Organisation] - 28 seats
- Landless [People's Movement (Namibia)|Landless People's Movement] - 6 seats
- Independent Patriots for Change - 2 seats
- United [Democratic Front (Namibia)|United Democratic Front] - 2 seats
- Popular Democratic Movement - 2 seats
- National Unity Democratic Organisation - 1 seat
- Independent - 1 seat