List of political parties in Botswana

Politics of 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
	Botswana Democratic Party		BDP	Paternalistic conservatism	39 / 57
	Botswana Patriotic Front		BPF	Populism Patriotism Liberal Conservatism	3 / 57
	Botswana People's Party (UDC)		BPP	Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism	2 / 57
	Botswana National Front (UDC)		BNF	Social democracy Christian left	1 / 57
	Botswana Congress Party (UDC)		BCP	Social democracy Third Way	1 / 57
	Botswana Movement for Democracy		BMD	Liberalism	2 / 57
	Alliance for Progressives		AP	Social liberalism	1 / 57
	New Democratic Front			Progressivism	0 / 57
	International Socialist Organization		ISBO	Communism Trotskyism	0 / 57
	MELS Movement of Botswana		MELS	Marxism–Leninism Pan-Africanism	0 / 57

Political alliances[]

Alliance			Abbr.	Ideology	Seats in national assembly
		Umbrella for Democratic Change	UDC	Social democracy Christian left Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism Third Way	14 / 57

Historical[]

Political alliances[]

See also[]

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

External links[]

• http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/botswana/botswana2019.txt