List of political parties in Botswana
Appearance
(Redirected from Political parties in Botswana)
![]() |
---|
Constitution |
![]() |
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.
Current parties
[edit]Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in the National Assembly | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
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
[edit]Alliance | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Umbrella for Democratic Change | UDC | Social democracy Left-wing populism |
7 / 57
|
Historical
[edit]Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Democratic Front | UDF | Nationalism Christian democracy |
founded in 1994 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Afrobarometer 2023, p. 1-5.
Citations
[edit]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.