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	Botswana Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Botswana Democratic Party is the governing political party in Botswana, led by president Festus Mogae.
		The party's base is in the traditional Tswana communities, and it was sometimes referred to as "the Chief's party" (referring to Sir Seretse Khama).
		The BDP is pro-Western, and it has been accused of accepting money from the United States and diamond mining interests during political campaigns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bechuanaland_Democratic_Party (200 words)

	Botswana - Southern Africa Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (ILO/SAMAT): Harare
		Botswana was one of the poorest countries when she attained independence in 1966; with a GDP in current prices of P36.9 million (1966/67).
		Botswana is halfway through its five year development plan which was adopted in 1997, the main targets address issues related to poverty alleviation, job creation, a more equitable distribution of the country's wealth, more privatisation and reduced youth unemployment.
		Botswana has ratified all eight core conventions and was one of the first ten countries to ratify the new convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour; C. The ILO, through SAMAT, has supported Botswana in her attempts to bring national labour laws into conformity with ratified conventions.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/region/afpro/mdtharare/country/botswana.htm (1137 words)

	Government
		Botswana is a democratic republic with a 44 member national assembly, 40 of which are elected every five years on the basis of universal adult suffrage, and the other four members are appointed by the elected members of the assembly.
		Botswana’s political landscape is dominated by BDP, which currently controls 54 percent of the assembly, but opposition parties operate freely and are well-represented in the National Assembly, especiallyhe BNF with 37 percent of the Parliamentary seats.
		The BDP leadership is drawn from the richer strata of rural dwellers and older members of the middle class in towns.
	www.namasthenri.com /botswana/government.html (1256 words)

	Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albania—Democratic Alliance Party, Democratic Party (Albania), and Democratic Party of Albania
		Indonesia—Democratic Party (Indonesia), Indonesian Democratic Party, Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
		Netherlands Antilles—Democratic Party of Bonaire, Democratic Party of Curaçao, Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius, Democratic Party of Sint Maarten
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party (215 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The political hegemony of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in Botswanan politics has given this country the reputation as the beacon of political stability on the African continent.
		This battle has political observers expecting the emergence of a political rival from within the ranks of the BDP to challenge President Mogae for the right to represent the party in the 2004 general elections.
		Opposition parties have long argued that the BDP uses its political position to manipulate the electoral process to its advantage.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Bot1.htm (649 words)

	Civil-Military Relations in Botswana's Developmental State
		One of the worrying trends in the democratic discourse in Botswana is the overbearing influence of the military in politics.
		Botswana's "exceptionality," to use Kenneth Good's expression, as a frontrunner in democratic politics is based in part on the successful blending of the liberal democratic institutions with traditional institutions, which are based on bogosi (chieftainship).
		Democratic governance allows a country to conduct its affairs on the basis of national values that are sanctioned by the popular will of the people rather than narrow sectional interests of the military.
	web.africa.ufl.edu /asq/v5/v5i2a3.htm (10356 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Ruling party wins Botswana elections
		Botswana's ruling party on Sunday won victory in elections, handing President Festus Mogae a second and final term in office and maintaining the grip on power it has held in the diamond-rich southern African country since independence in 1966.
		Mogae's Botswana Democratic Party garnered more than the majority of 29 of the 57 seats up for grabs in the elections held on Saturday, the ninth multi-party polls to be held in one of Africa's most stable countries.
		Botswana's first-past-the-post voting system meant that opposition candidates were battling each other for votes, allowing the BDP challenger to squeeze by and clinch victory.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/386717.htm (555 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Africa / Botswana president's ruling party wins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Festus Mogae was reassured of a new term as his ruling Botswana Democratic Party swamped the opposition, keeping its 38-year lock on power in one of African's most stable democracies, election officials said Monday.
		GABORONE, Botswana -- President Festus Mogae was reassured of a new term as his ruling Botswana Democratic Party swamped the opposition, keeping its 38-year lock on power in one of African's most stable democracies, election officials said Monday.
		In Botswana, the president is elected by the National Assembly, and the sweeping victory by the governing party means Mogae will easily win a second term.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2004/11/01/botswana_presidents_ruling_party_wins (309 words)

	Sir Seretse Khama
		The liberal-democratic BDP swept aside its pan-Africanist and socialist rivals in the small railway towns, to win the first universal franchise elections of 1965.
		Botswana was believed to be the poorest country in Africa.
		Though Botswana came to be described as a 'paternalist democracy' under the dominance of one political party, it succeded in establishing itself as both prosperous and peaceful.
	www.thuto.org /ubh/bw/skhama.htm (1344 words)

	Botswana History Page 10: Politics
		Botswana is a unitary state with a multi-party parliamentary system, an executive presidency, and executive machinery dominated by a cabinet of ministers chaired by the president.
		Since independence Botswana has exhibited strong elements of democracy - accountability of government to the electorate through regular free elections held every five years, relatively uncorrupt bureaucracy accountable to government, government and judicial respect for human rights and the rule of law, and the economic underpinning of increasing resources distributed through government.
		The political and economic alignments of Botswana's foreign policy are indicated by the places to which it has sent resident ambassadors - originally New York and Washington, London and Lusaka in the 1960s; followed by Brussels, Harare and Stockholm in the 1980s, and by Windhoek, Moscow and Beijing in the early 1990s.
	ubh.tripod.com /bw/bhp10.htm (1367 words)

	Botswana
		The roots of Botswana's democracy lie in Setswana traditions, exemplified by theKgotla, or village council, in which the powers of traditional leaders were limited bycustom and law.
		Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on a foundation of diamond mining,with prudent fiscal policies, international financial and technical assistance, andcareful foreign policy ensuring success.
		Botswana's currency--the pula--is fully convertible and is valued against a basket ofcurrencies heavily weighted toward the South African rand.
	clinton4.nara.gov /Africa/botswana.html (1804 words)

	Ruling Party Expected to Win Botswana Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Voters in Botswana are casting ballots in parliamentary elections likely to hand an easy victory to the ruling party of President Festus Mogae.
		The main opposition party is the Botswana National Front.
		Botswana, a southern African country, is one of the world's largest diamond producers and has among the highest living standards in Africa.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/cb/2004-10-30-voa38.html (132 words)

	Botswana (10/05)
		Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on the foundation of wisely using revenue generated from diamond mining to fuel economic development through prudent fiscal policies and a cautious foreign policy.
		Botswana seeks to further diversify its economy away from minerals, which account for a third of GDP (down from nearly half of GDP in the early 1990s).
		Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief and began receiving funding and assistance under this program in January 2004.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1830.htm (3825 words)

	Country Report Botswana - EIU Online Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nevertheless, the BDP surprised its critics by maintaining party unity over a controversial decision on the location of the country's second university (over which some BDP MPs had previously threatened to rebel), whereas the opposition appeared to be in disarray over the issue.
		Botswana’s muted reaction to the victory of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front in the Zimbabwe general election in March, reflects general weariness at the continuing problems of its neighbour, which have impacted heavily on Botswana, rather than any warming to the disastrous regime of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe.
		Botswana has the largest population of wild ostriches in the world, but commercial farming of the birds is a different proposition, and since opening in mid-2002 the national ostrich abattoir has continued to struggle.
	store.eiu.com /index.asp?layout=show_sample&product_id=50000205&country_id=BW (7943 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was in a mean mood as it mercilessly devoured the opposition in the elections in many areas.
		Trailing behind was Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) candidate Shirley Segokgo with 2,470 and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) John Mokgalagadi with 902 votes.
		BDP’s parliamentary candidate for Tati East, Samson Guma Moyo won with 3 644 votes followed Motlatsi Mbanga of Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) with 1,984 and Milidzani Letsholathebe of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) with 225 votes.
	www.mmegi.bw /2004/November/Monday1/news.html (451 words)

	Botswana elections to hand victory to party in power since independence
		GABORONE (AFP) - Queues of voters in diamond-rich Botswana waited patiently to cast their ballots in elections that are expected to hand victory to the party in power since independence in 1966 in one of Africa's most stable countries.
		President Festus Mogae's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is set to win a majority of seats in the elections for 57 members of parliament, the ninth multi-party polls to be held in the southern African country.
		Botswana's third president has however made clear that he will not serve a full five-year term and plans to hand over the presidency in 2008 -- a year before the next elections -- to his vice-president Ian Khama, son of Botswana's founding president Seretse Khama.
	www.turkishpress.com /turkishpress/news.asp?ID=32318 (731 words)

	The World Bank Group in Botswana
		Botswana was a British Protectorate from 1885 until it achieved independence in 1966.
		Botswana's political landscape is dominated by BDP, which in 1999 won 33 of the 40 elected parliamentary seats, but opposition parties operate freely and are represented in the National Assembly.
		Botswana became a member of the World Bank and the International Development Association (IDA) in 1968, and is now a contributor to IDA. Cumulative commitments to Botswana include US$281 million from IBRD for 22 loans and US$16 million from IDA for six credits.
	www.worldbank.org /afr/bw/bw_ctry_brief.htm (533 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Botswana including economic and travel overviews and directories of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Botswana’s economy is one of the healthiest in Africa and the country has one of the world’s highest growth rates, largely attributed to abundant diamond resources coupled with sound macroeconomic policies.
		Botswana is the world’s biggest diamond producer in the world.
		Botswana has a number of chambers of commerce and industry and details of these can be found via our Organisation Search, as can details of relevant government departments.
	mbendi.co.za /cybocy.htm (1552 words)

	Government & People
		However, the BDP are not alone, some 10-15 different political parties participate in the elections, which are held every five years.
		At the last election (1999) the Botswana National Front, a labor oriented political party, was the strongest challenger to the BDP.
		The Bechuanaland People’s Party came into existence in 1960, a legislative council was established in 1961, and the Bechuanaland Democratic Party was founded in 1962.
	web.pdx.edu /~sprice/botswana_2/gov_page.htm (354 words)

	Complications delay Botswana election results - Elections '99 - Sustainable Democracy - SARDC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Trailing were the Botswana National Front (BNF) with 2,355 and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) a distant third with only 356 votes.
		Opposition politicians have also accused the IEC of doing poor voter education on the new system and there are several court cases pending against it because of alleged cheating in the voter registration process and stopping the registration rpocess too early.
		Botswana dropped the age limit to 18 from 21 for this election.
	www.sardc.net /sd/elections99/botswana/bots_resultsdelay.html (691 words)

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		Botswana's democratic reputation rests on its constitution, whereby the president is chosen by the governing Botswana Democratic Party and duly voted into office by the elected parliament.
		Botswana's low volume politics will be turned up a few notches in July when the two main parties hold their congresses and rival factions stake their political claims.
		Botswana's famously democratic politics are as stable as usual but they cannot solve all the problems.
	www.africa-confidential.com /index.aspx?pageid=22&countryid=4 (1044 words)

	Few Surprises Expected in Botswana Election
		Because the ruling party's popularity is fairly uniform across the country, the party has a disproportionately large number of seats in the National Assembly.
		This year, several opposition parties have formed a coalition instead of running separately, and that is expected to boost the opposition's overall showing in parliament.
		Kadima says that problem is not nearly as bad in Botswana as it was in recent elections in Malawi and Zimbabwe.
	www.voanews.com /english/2004-10-29-voa45.cfm (709 words)

	Few Surprises Expected In Botswana Election
		The Botswana Democratic Party has held power since independence, and its current leader, the country's popular President Festus Mogae, is expected to easily win a second term.
		Kadima says opposition parties have complained about unequal access to state resources, which they say gives the ruling BDP an edge.
		Another concern for Botswana, he says, is that the constituency-based electoral system has made it very hard for women to get elected to parliament.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/bh/2004-10-29-voa45.html (641 words)

	Botswana
		The Botswana Defense Force, which is under the control of the Defense Council within the Office of the President, has primary responsibility for external security, although it assisted with domestic law enforcement on a case-by-case basis.
		The BDP increased its majority in the National Assembly from 31 to 37 of 44 seats, thereby ensuring the election of its incumbent presidential candidate, President Mogae.
		In October, an employee of the Botswana Building Society sued her employer for terminating her services after she refused to undergo an HIV test; the case was ongoing at year's end.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27713.htm (6312 words)

	Global Challenges \| Election Results Show Botswanan President Mogae's Party Wins Majority in National Assembly - ...
		The ruling Botswana Democratic Party, which has won "praise" for its progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, over the weekend won a majority of seats in the country's National Assembly elections, securing a second term for President Festus Mogae,
		In 2002, Botswana launched a national program to provide antiretroviral medications to HIV-positive residents with the help of a $100 million, five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and drug maker Merck.
		HIV prevalence in Botswana is 37.4% -- the second highest in the world after Swaziland -- and life expectancy in the nation has dropped to age 37.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=26524 (266 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		BDP governments have been notably technocratic – both Masire and Mogae were ministers of finance, and the latter was a professional economist – which has contributed to sound fiscal policies.
		Botswana has a generally good human rights record, consistent with its record for democratic and constitutional governance, although the fate of the Basarwa (Bushmen) attracts international scrutiny.
		Botswana is notably free of corruption, ranked the least corrupt country in Africa by Transparency International, and the 25th least corrupt country in the world.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019501151218 (1233 words)

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		A study on health insurance in Botswana is being undertaken to determine the performance of the existing medical aid systems regarding efficiency, equity, and sustainability.
		Preliminary Results of the 2001 Population and Housing Census The de facto population in 2001 is estimated to be 1,680,863 compared to 1,326,796 in 1991, representing an average annual growth rate of 2.4 percent.
		Botswana’s population has over the years been increasing at a diminishing rate, as evidenced by the growth rates of 4.6 percent, 3.5 percent, and 2.4 percent, between 1971 and 1981, 1981 and 1991, and 1991 and 2001, respectively.
	www.bu.edu /aparc/report/2002/botswana.doc (6461 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		After the dismal performance of his party in the past election, Semahedi Basimane is now convinced that unity of opposition parties is the only way to wrestle power from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
		FRANCISTOWN: When the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) leadership meet in a fortnight in Gaborone, for a postmortem of the weekend polls, the issue of opposition unity is likely to dominate their discussions.
		BCP publicity secretary Dumelang Saleshando said some party members are likely to raise the issue of unity at the meeting following the party’s unflattering performance at the parliamentary polls.
	www.mmegi.bw /2004/November/Thursday4/news.html (286 words)

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