The result was an eighth straight victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which increased its majority to 33 of the 40 elected seats in the National Assembly.

A spokesman for the Botswana Electoral Commission described the situation as "very normal" and said that the election date would not be changed.

The excluded members subsequently left to form the BCP, which included 11 of the BNF's 13 MPs and most of its local councillors.

[6] The election campaign was low-key, and focussed on poverty, unemployment, wealth distribution and the country's AIDS epidemic.

The BDP campaigned on a promise of prudent financial management, industrial diversification and efforts to combat the AIDS problem.