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Parliament of South Africa

NameParliament of the Republic of South Africa
Legislature25th Parliament
Background Color#152b24
Text Color#FFFFFF
Coa PicParliament of South Africa - Logo.png
Coa Res230px
Session RoomHouses of Parliament (Cape Town).jpg
House TypeBicameral
HousesNational Assembly
National Council of Provinces
Leader1 TypeSpeaker of the National Assembly
Leader1Max Sisulu
Party1ANC
Election16 May 2009
Leader2 TypeChairperson of the National Council of Provinces
Leader2M. J. Mahlangu
Party2ANC
Election214 April 2004
Members490
400 NA
90 NCOP
Political Groups113
title=13
*African National Congress *Democratic Alliance *Congress of the People *Inkatha Freedom Party *Freedom Front Plus *Independent Democrats *United Democratic Movement *African Christian Democratic Party *United Christian Democratic Party *African Peoples' Convention *Azanian People's Organisation *Minority Front *Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Last Election122 April 2009
Meeting PlaceHouses of Parliament
Cape Town, Western Cape
Republic of South Africa

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The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

It has undergone many transformations as a result of the country's tumultuous history. From 1910 to 1994, it was elected mainly by South Africa's white minority, before the first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994.


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