List of political parties in Botswana

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

[1] 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.

Majority of Batswana are not opposed to a dominant-party system, so long as elections are free and fair (PDF) (Report).

Parteien und Parteiensysteme in Afrika (PDF) (Report).

Retrieved 19 November 2024.