List of political parties in Botswana

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Botswana was a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power for most of its history. [1] 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.

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Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

AllianceAbbr.PartyAbbr.IdeologySeats
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Umbrella for Democratic Change UDC Alliance for Progressives AP Social liberalism
Civic nationalism
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Botswana People's Party BPP Democratic socialism
Pan-Africanism
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Botswana National Front BNF Social democracy
Christian left
Botswana Congress Party BCP Social democracy
Third Way
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Botswana Patriotic Front Logo.svg
Botswana Patriotic Front BPF Populism
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Botswana Democratic Party BDP Paternalistic conservatism
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Minor parties

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

Historical

Alliance nameAbbr.IdeologyExistence
Botswana Alliance Movement BAM Progressivism 1999-2010
Botswana Freedom Party BFP?-1994
Botswana Independence Party BIP1962-1994
Botswana Liberal Party BLP Liberalism 1983-?
Botswana Progressive Union  [ nl ]BPU1984-1991
Botswana Workers Front BWF Nationalism
Christian democracy
1993-?
Independence Freedom Party IFP1994
MELS Movement of Botswana MELS Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Pan-Africanism
1994-2013
New Democratic Front NDF Progressivism 2003-2004
Social Democratic Party SDP Social democracy 1999
United Action Party UAP Familialism
Youth rights
Feminism
1999-?
United Socialist Party USP
PUSO
Left-wing politics 1994-1999

Political alliances

Alliance nameAbbr.IdeologyExistence
United Democratic Front UDF Nationalism
Christian democracy
founded in 1994

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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.