List of political parties in Botswana
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This article lists political parties
in Botswana
. Botswana is a one party dominant state with the Botswana Democratic Party
in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. There is no reason to conclude that the Botswana elections are not free and fair.
Botswana Movement for Democracy see, http://www.bmd.co.bw
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. Botswana is a one party dominant state with the Botswana Democratic Party
Botswana Democratic Party
The Botswana Democratic Party is the governing conservative party in Botswana. Its chairman is Daniel Kwelagobe.BDP was shaped by Sir Seretse Khama, who is celebrated for nurturing the economic and political success of Botswana. The party's base is in the traditional Setswana communities, and it...
in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. There is no reason to conclude that the Botswana elections are not free and fair.
The parties
- Botswana Democratic PartyBotswana Democratic PartyThe Botswana Democratic Party is the governing conservative party in Botswana. Its chairman is Daniel Kwelagobe.BDP was shaped by Sir Seretse Khama, who is celebrated for nurturing the economic and political success of Botswana. The party's base is in the traditional Setswana communities, and it...
- Botswana Movement for DemocracyBotswana Movement for DemocracyThe Botswana Movement for Democracy is a new opposition political party in Botswana. It was established in 2010 by MPs and other politicians who split from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party over differences with Ian Khama, the BDP's leader and President of Botswana. It was the first party to...
- Botswana National FrontBotswana National FrontThe Botswana National Front has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969 elections.It achieved its greatest electoral success in the 1994 elections, when it won 37.1% of the vote and 13 of 40 parliamentary seats. A factional conflict in 1998 led to the departure of 11 of these...
- Botswana Congress PartyBotswana Congress PartyThe Botswana Congress Party is a social-democratic political party in Botswana, considered the third largest party in Botswana.The BCP was founded in 1998 in a split from the Botswana National Front, with most of the BNF's sitting Members of Parliament joining the new party after a leadership...
- Botswana Alliance MovementBotswana Alliance MovementThe Botswana Alliance Movement is a progressive political party in Botswana, led by Ephraim Lepetu Setshwaelo. Prior to the 2009 election the party entered into an electoral pact with the Botswana Congress Party. In the 2009 elections the party won a seat in the National Assembly of Botswana for...
- Botswana People's PartyBotswana People's PartyThe Botswana People’s Party is a progressive political party in Botswana, led by Bernard Balikani. BPP is the first political movement in Botswana having being formed in 1960. At the last general election, the party won no seats.-History:...
- New Democratic FrontNew Democratic FrontThe New Democratic Front is a progressive political party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Led by Dick Bayford, it split away from the Botswana National Front in 2003. It won only 0.78% of the popular votes at the last elections...
- Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin MovementMarx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin MovementThe Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin Movement is a communist party in Botswana without parliamentary representation, led by Themba Joina. At the 2009 general election, the party won 0.05% of the vote, and thus no seats....
- International Socialist Organization (Botswana)International Socialist Organization (Botswana)The International Socialists Botswana is a small Botswanian Trotskyist organisation. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency and produces a newspaper called Socialism from Below....
Botswana Movement for Democracy see, http://www.bmd.co.bw