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Botswana's Ruling Party Loses Power After Nearly Six Decades

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Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election after preliminary results showed his party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide. The opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had a significant lead, with its leader, lawyer Duma Boko, on track to win the presidency. Analysts attributed the BDP's downfall to mounting socio-economic grievances. The UDC secured more than 22 MPs, with Boko likely to become the new president. Masisi stated that he would "step aside" and that the BDP would retreat to being a loyal opposition. The results from the Wednesday vote were expected to be confirmed later on Friday, but it was clear that the BDP had been swept from government, redrawing the country's political landscape. The opposition coalition's victory was a significant shift in Botswana's politics, with the UDC now poised to take power after decades of BDP rule.

  1. BW
    Mokgweetsi Masisi
    Botswana Democratic Party
    1. I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election.
    2. Although I wanted to stay on as your president, I respect the will of the people and I congratulate the president-elect. I will step aside and I will support the new administration.
    3. I will step aside and I will support the new administration.
  2. BW
    Duma Boko
    Umbrella for Democratic Change
    1. The people in the country are clamouring for change, they are yearning for something refreshingly different.
  3. Zaynab Hoosen
    Pangea-risk
    1. The outcome of Botswana's elections should serve as a warning to long-time ruling parties across southern Africa and beyond that without economic progress and employment opportunities, political dominance will falter.
  4. BW
    Mpho Mogorosi
    1. The BDP had stayed too long in power and I am proud to be part of the people that removed them for a better Botswana.

sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.The New York Times
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.The Times of India
  7. 7.ABC News (Australia)
  8. 8.Le Monde
  9. 9.The Times
  10. 10.Daily Sabah
  11. 11.Agence France-Presse
  12. 12.eNCA

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Botswana under Mokgweetsi Masisi

countries

  1. 1.BotswanaBW
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.MozambiqueMZ
  5. 5.NamibiaNA
  6. 6.Russian FederationRU
  7. 7.South AfricaZA

organizations

  1. 1.Umbrella for Democratic Change
  2. 2.Botswana Democratic Party
  3. 3.World Bank
  4. 4.African National Congress Party
  5. 5.FacebookUS
  6. 6.Harvard UniversityUS
  7. 7.De Beers
  8. 8.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
  9. 9.Deal Leaders International
  10. 10.Debswana
  11. 11.International Monetary Fund
  12. 12.Monex Europe

persons

  1. 1.Mokgweetsi MasisiBW
  2. 2.Duma BokoBW
  3. 3.John Eligon
  4. 4.Muzi Ngobese
  5. 5.Mike Keakopa
  6. 6.Olopeng Rabasimane
  7. 7.Yvonne Mooka
  8. 8.Zaynab Hoosen
  9. 9.Cyril RamaphosaZA
  10. 10.Ian Khama
  11. 11.Jason Okundaye
  12. 12.Monirul Bhuiyan

technicals

  1. 1.Long Wave
  2. 2.Change is Here