Botswana Congress Party

Botswana Congress Party
PresidentDumelang Saleshando
ChairmanSamuel Rantuana
Secretary-GeneralGoretetse Kekgonegile
Vice-presidentTaolo Lucas
Publicity secretaryMpho Pheko
FoundedJune 20, 1998 (1998-06-20)
Split fromBotswana National Front
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-left[2]
National affiliationNone
Formerly: Umbrella for Democratic Change
(2017–2022)
Colours  Green
National Assembly
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Pan African Parliament
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The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute involving the BNF's leader, Kenneth Koma.

  1. ^ Van Allen, Judith (1 November 2007). "Feminism and Social Democracy in Botswana". Socialism and Democracy. 7 (3): 117. doi:10.1080/08854300701599825. ISSN 0885-4300.
  2. ^ Phirinyane, Molefe B., ed. (2013). Elections and the Management of Diversity in Botswana (PDF) (Report). Lightbooks. p. 31. ISBN 978-99912-71-50-7. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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