List of political parties in Botswana
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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 no real chance of gaining presidential power, they are represented in the National Assembly however.
Active parties[]
Party | Flag/ Logo | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly | |
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Botswana Democratic Party | BDP | Paternalistic conservatism | 39 / 57
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Botswana Patriotic Front | BPF | Populism Patriotism Liberal Conservatism |
3 / 57
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Botswana People's Party (UDC) | BPP | Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism |
2 / 57
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Botswana National Front (UDC) | BNF | Social democracy Christian left |
1 / 57
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Botswana Congress Party (UDC) | BCP | Social democracy Third Way |
1 / 57
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Botswana Movement for Democracy | BMD | Liberalism | 2 / 57
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Alliance for Progressives | AP | Social liberalism | 1 / 57
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New Democratic Front | Progressivism | 0 / 57
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International Socialist Organization | ISBO | 0 / 57
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MELS Movement of Botswana | MELS | 0 / 57
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Political alliances[]
Alliance | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly | ||
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Umbrella for Democratic Change | UDC | 14 / 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 |
founded in 1993 |
Political alliances[]
Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence |
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United Democratic Front | UDF | Nationalism Christian democracy |
founded in 1994 |
See also[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Lists of political parties by country
- Political parties in Botswana
- Botswana politics-related lists
- Lists of organisations based in Botswana
- Lists of political parties in Africa