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General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.
Botswana is a parliamentary republic with an executive presidency operating under a multi-party system. [1] [2] [3] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama. [4] The country has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, with one happening every five years. [5] [6] The recent election was held on 30 October 2024. [7]
The 2024 general election was held on 30 October. The official opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 36 seats in the election, an increase of 8 seats and the first time in history that a party other than the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won an election. The Botswana Congress Party, got 15 seats, an
But just in case, here’s a rundown of the major news channels covering the 2024 election and when coverage starts. News channels showing election coverage 2024: ABC News: 7 p.m. ET. BBC News: 5: ...
30 October — 2024 Botswana general election: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party loses its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since 1966. [7] 1 November — Duma Boko is inaugurated as President of Botswana after his Umbrella for Democratic Change wins a majority of 31 seats in the National Assembly in the October election. [8]
After the 2019 Botswana general election, Duma Boko charged there were "massive electoral discrepancies" and said he wanted to challenge the election in court. Official results show the BDP winning 38 of 57 constituencies. [19] At the 2024 election, held on 30 October 2024, the UDC emerged as the majority party. [20]
He led the creation of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, an alliance of the main opposition parties in Botswana. He ran as the alliance's president in Botswana's general elections in 2014 [3] and 2019. [4] At the 2024 election, he led his party to victory and was sworn in as President of Botswana on 1 November 2024. [5]
The election held on 30 October 2024 saw the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lose elections for the first time after being resoundingly defeated by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) after nearly six-decades in power. In one of the worst defeats of a governing party in the Commonwealth, the BDP lost 90% of its parliamentary representation ...