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This article lists political parties in Botswana. Botswana is a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power. Opposition parties are widely considered to have little chance of gaining a parliamentary majority.
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Current parties
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in the National Assembly | ||
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Botswana Democratic Party | BDP | Paternalistic conservatism | 38 / 57
| ||
Botswana Congress Party | BCP | Social democracy Third Way |
7 / 57
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Botswana Patriotic Front | BPF | Populism | 4 / 57
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Botswana People's Party (UDC) | BPP | Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism |
1 / 57
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Botswana National Front (UDC) | BNF | Social democracy Christian left |
1 / 57
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Alliance for Progressives (UDC) | AP | Social liberalism | 1 / 57
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Botswana Movement for Democracy | BMD | Right-wing populism | 0 / 57
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Botswana Republican Party | BRP | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
0 / 57
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Political alliances
Alliance | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly | ||
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Umbrella for Democratic Change | UDC | Social democracy Left-wing populism |
7 / 57
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Historical
Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence | |
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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
Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence | |
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United Democratic Front | UDF | Nationalism Christian democracy |
founded in 1994 |
See also
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This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 04:20