List of political parties in Botswana
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.
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The Parties
| Logo | Flag | Party name | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly |
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Botswana Democratic Party | BDP | Paternalistic conservatism | 38 / 57 | |
| Botswana Patriotic Front (UDC) | BPF | Populism | 3 / 57 | ||
| Botswana Congress Party (UDC) | BCP | Social democracy | 2 / 57 | ||
| Botswana Movement for Democracy | BMD | Liberalism | 2 / 57 | ||
| Alliance for Progressives | AP | Social liberalism | 1 / 57 | ||
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Botswana People's Party (UDC) | BPP | Democratic socialism | 0 / 57 | |
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Botswana National Front (UDC) | BNF | Social democracy | 0 / 57 | |
| New Democratic Front | Progressivism | 0 / 57 | |||
| International Socialist Organization | ISBO | Communism | 0 / 57 | ||
| MELS Movement of Botswana | Communism | 0 / 57 | |||
Political Alliances
| Logo | Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Seats in national assembly |
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| Umbrella for Democratic Change | UDC | Social democracy | 15 / 57 |
Historical
| Logo | 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 | founded in 1993 |
Political Allicines
| Logo | Alliance name | Abbr. | Ideology | Existence |
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| United Democratic Front | UDF | Nationalism | founded in 1994 |
See also
- Politics of Botswana
- List of political parties
- Elections in Botswana
- National Assembly (Botswana)
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