{"id":58164,"date":"2024-11-02T16:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/aljazeerabotswanas-ruling-party-loses-power-after-six-decades-early-results-show"},"modified":"2024-11-02T16:39:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:39:33","slug":"aljazeerabotswanas-ruling-party-loses-power-after-six-decades-early-results-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/aljazeerabotswanas-ruling-party-loses-power-after-six-decades-early-results-show","title":{"rendered":"Aljazeera:Botswana\u2019S Ruling Party Loses Power after Six Decades, Early Results Show."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana\u2019s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi\u2019s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost its grip on power on Friday after opposition parties won 31 of 61 seats in parliament, tallies released by the electoral commission showed.The BDP, which has governed the diamond-rich Southern African nation since 1966, had won only one seat as of early Friday morning.Umbrella for Democratic Change, led by Harvard University-trained human rights lawyer Duma Boko, won 19 seats and the Botswana Congress Party, headed by economist Dumelang Saleshando, took seven, according to the early tallies.Botswana Patriotic Front, established by followers of former President Ian Khama after his exit from the BDP, secured five seats.Under Botswana\u2019s constitution, the party that holds a majority of parliamentary seats can choose the president and form a government,\u201d reads the report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Botswana Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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