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Constitution |
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 |