Botswana democratic party constitution

Botswana is a parliamentary republic in which the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government.

Botswana democratic party constitution

The nation's politics are based heavily on British parliamentary politics and on traditional Batswana chiefdom. The legislature is made up of the unicameral National Assembly and the advisory body of tribal chiefs, the Ntlo ya Dikgosi.

The National Assembly chooses the president, but once in office the president has significant authority over the legislature with only limited separation of powers.

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ruled as the dominant party from 1966 to 2024; while elections are considered free and fair by observers, the BDP controlled the National Assembly since independence.

Political opposition often existed between factions in the BDP rather than through separate parties, though several opposition parties existed and regularly held a small number of seats in the National Assembly. The Umbrella for Democratic Chang