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List of political parties in Botswana

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Botswana was a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power for most of its history.[1] Opposition parties were widely considered to have little chance of gaining a parliamentary majority until the 2024 Botswana general election which saw the Umbrella for Democratic Change win a parliamentary majority.

Current parties/alliances

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Party/Alliance Abbr. Ideology Seats in the National Assembly
Umbrella for Democratic Change UDC Social democracy
Left-wing populism
36 / 69
Botswana Congress Party BCP Social democracy
Third Way
15 / 69
Botswana Patriotic Front BPF Populism
5 / 69
Botswana Democratic Party BDP Paternalistic conservatism
4 / 69

Historical

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Alliance name Abbr. Ideology Existence
Botswana Alliance Movement BAM Progressivism 1999-2010
Botswana Independence Party BIP 1962-1994
Botswana Workers Front BWF Nationalism
Christian democracy
1993-?
MELS Movement of Botswana MELS Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Pan-Africanism
1994-2013
New Democratic Front NDF Progressivism 2003-2004

Political alliances

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Alliance name Abbr. Ideology Existence
United Democratic Front UDF Nationalism
Christian democracy
founded in 1994

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Afrobarometer 2023, p. 1-5.

Citations

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Afrobarometer (27 April 2023). Majority of Batswana are not opposed to a dominant-party system, so long as elections are free and fair (PDF) (Report). pp. 1–5. Retrieved 12 May 2024.