Botswana: Active political parties
Updated October 2009
Parties ordered by the number of seats obtained in the 2009 National Assembly election or, if none, by the number of candidates fielded.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Formerly: Bechuanaland Democratic Party |
Lt Gen Ian Khama Festus Gontebanye Mokae Sir Ketumile Joni Masire Sir Seretse Khama (d 1980) |
1961/2 |
| Botswana National Front (BNF) | Otsweletse Moupo Bathoen Gaseitsiwe Dr Kenneth Koma |
10 October 1966 |
| Botswana Congress Party (BCP) | Gilson Saleshando Otlaadisa Koosaletsi Michael Dingake |
June 1998 |
| Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) | Ephraim Lepetu Setshwaelo | 1999 |
| Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) Formerly: Bechuanaland Peoples Party - Matante |
Bernard Balikani Knight Maripe Phillip Matante |
1963 |
| MELS Movement of Botswana (MELS) | Themba Joina | 1993 |
| Botswana Tlhoko Tiro Organisation (BTTO) | John Modise | Apr 2008 |