List of political parties in Botswana

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

Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly AllianceParty Ideology Seats Umbrella forDemocraticChangeUDCAlliance for ProgressivesAPBotswana People's PartyBPPBotswana National FrontBNFSocial democracyChristian leftBotswana Congress PartyBCPBotswana Patriotic FrontBPFPopulism Botswana Democratic PartyBDP Paternalistic conservatism

Minor parties PartyLeader Ideology Botswana Labour PartyBLPMoiseraele Dibeela Botswana Movement for Democracy BMDJulius Baitumetse Right-wing populism Botswana Republican PartyBRPBiggie Butale Real Alternative PartyRAPGaontebale Mokgosi

Historical Alliance nameIdeologyExistenceBotswana Alliance MovementBAMProgressivism1999-2010Botswana Freedom PartyBFP?-1994Botswana Independence PartyBIP1962-1994Botswana Liberal PartyBLPLiberalism1983-?BPU1984-1991Botswana Workers FrontBWF1993-?Independence Freedom PartyIFP1994MELS Movement of BotswanaMELS1984-2013New Democratic FrontNDFProgressivism2003-2004Social Democratic PartySDPSocial democracy1999United Action PartyUAP1999-?United Socialist PartyUSPPUSOLeft-wing politics1994-1999

Political alliances Alliance nameIdeologyExistenceUnited Democratic FrontUDF1999-2010

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

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