Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the general election, in a seismic moment of change for the country that ended the ruling party’s 58 years in power since independence from Britain in the 1960s.

His Botswana Democratic Party was trailing in fourth place in parliamentary elections

GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party's 58 years in power since independence from Britain in the 1960s. Masisi's concession came before final results...

Botswana's governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show.President Mokgweetsi Masisi...

Botswana's governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President Mokgweetsi M

Spread This News Al Jazeera Botswana’s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s 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 has won just one of the 36 constituencies so far, while the opposition coalition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), has taken 23. To secure a majority, a party needs 31 seats.

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The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) a coalition of three parties led by Duma Boko (pictured) has taken an early lead in Bostwana election. At Election 2019, all the opposition parties together won 19 seats after a 100% count. This year they already have 14 seats at 23% of the count. With UDC having amassed […]