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Botswana was a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power for most of its history. 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

Parties represented in the National Assembly

Alliance			Abbr.	Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Seats
		Umbrella for Democratic Change	UDC			Alliance for Progressives	AP	Social liberalism Civic nationalism	36 / 69
						Botswana People's Party	BPP	Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism
						Botswana National Front	BNF	Social democracy Christian left
						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

Minor parties

Party			Abbr.	Leader	Ideology
		Botswana Labour Party	BLP	Moiseraele Dibeela	Socialism Co-operative economics Economic nationalism
		Botswana Movement for Democracy	BMD	Thuso Tiego	Right-wing populism
		Botswana Republican Party	BRP	Biggie Butale	Christian democracy Social conservatism
		Real Alternative Party	RAP	Gaontebale Mokgosi	Socialism Revolutionary socialism

Historical

Political alliances

See also

• Politics of Botswana
• Lists of political parties
• Elections in Botswana
• National Assembly (Botswana)

References

Footnotes

1. 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.

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (2005). Parteien und Parteiensysteme in Afrika (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 19 November 2024.

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Extraparliamentary	Botswana Movement for Democracy Botswana Republican Party International Socialist Organisation
Defunct	Botswana Alliance Movement Botswana Independence Party Botswana Workers Front United Democratic Front MELS Movement of Botswana New Democratic Front
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