Botswana president concedes defeat in election after six-decade rule

Early results show Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic party on track to lose by landslideBotswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority in this week’s election, ending nearly six decades in power.The private Mmegi newspaper and state radio reported that the ruling Botswana Democratic party (BDP) had lost by a landslide, citing results from more than half the constituencies. Continue reading…



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Author : Reuters in Gaborone

Publish date : 2024-11-01 07:53:55

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