Botswana National Front (BNF)

A Failure to Unite Means a Failure to Win: The Leadership Challenge for Botswana’s Opposition

The paper argues that the failure of opposition parties to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from its firm grip on power has a great deal to do with a weak opposition leadership. Following the famous opposition victory in the Gaborone West North parliamentary by-election of 2005, where, for the first time, a united […]

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Botswana’s 2004 Elections: Free and Fair?

The paper analyses the freeness and fairness of Botswana’s 2004 elections. It argues that although Botswana’s multiparty democracy has lasted longer than any other in Africa its elections are free but not very fair. The fairness of Botswana’s elections has been an issue of controversy that has led to calls from the opposition for political […]

A Failure to Unite Means a Failure to Win: The Leadership Challenge for Botswana’s Opposition

Botswana’s 2004 Elections: Free and Fair?

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