List of political parties in Botswana
Botswana is a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power.[1] 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 | ||
| Botswana Patriotic Front | BPF | Populism | 4 / 57 | ||
| Botswana People's Party (UDC) | BPP | Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism |
1 / 57 | ||
| Botswana National Front (UDC) | BNF | Social democracy Christian left |
1 / 57 | ||
| Alliance for Progressives (UDC) | AP | Social liberalism | 1 / 57 | ||
| Botswana Movement for Democracy | BMD | Right-wing populism | 0 / 57 | ||
| Botswana Republican Party | BRP | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
0 / 57 | ||
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 | ||
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
References
Footnotes
- Afrobarometer 2023, p. 1-5.
Citations
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.
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