List of political parties in Botswana

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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 little chance of gaining a parliamentary majority.

Current parties

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

Historical

Political alliances

See also

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

External links

• http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/botswana/botswana2019.txt