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| {{Short description|Summary of the elections in Botswana}} | {{Short description|Summary of the elections in Botswana}} |
| {{Politics of Botswana}} | {{Politics of Botswana}} |
| [[File:Flag of the Botswana Democratic Party.svg|thumb|Flag of the Botswana Democratic Party]] | |
| ==Overview== | ==Overview== |
| [[Botswana]] is a [[landlocked]] country located in [[Southern Africa|Southern]] [[Africa]].<ref name="britannicamain">{{cite web |title=Botswana |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Botswana |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |publisher=Britannica |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Since its independence from the [[United Kingdom]] as [[Bechuanaland]] on September 30 1966,<ref>{{cite web |title=Botswana National Day |url=https://www.state.gov/botswana-national-day-2/ |website=www.state.gov |publisher=United States Department Of State |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="britannicamain" /> Botswana has been a [[parliamentary republic]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |title=www.cia.gov |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/botswana/#government |website=cia.gov |publisher=CIA |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> with a [[dominant party]], being the [[Botswana Democratic Party]].<ref name="Cambridge">{{cite web |title=Cambridge University |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/jour...party-system/F9C9E4036D5514CB66B446E1B8709DE2 |website=Cambridge.org |publisher=Cambridge |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> and it has had 13 general elections<ref name="Uca">{{cite web |title=65. Botswana (1966-present) |url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/ho...haran-africa-region/66-botswana-1966-present/ |website=UCA |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> with one happening each 5 years, <ref name="doi">{{Cite journal |last=Mogalakwe |first=Monageng |date=2015-01-02 |title=An assessment of Botswana's electoral management body to deliver fair elections |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2015.1021210 |journal=Journal of Contemporary African Studies |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=105–120 |doi=10.1080/02589001.2015.1021210 |issn=0258-9001 |s2cid=154949350}}</ref> and the next one is expected to happen in October 2024.<ref name="Africacenter">{{cite web |title=Africa Center |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/2024-elections/botswana/ |website=africacenter.org |publisher=Africa Center for Strategic Studies |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Each president is entitled to two 5-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Botswana: Freedom in the World 2023 Country Report |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/botswana/freedom-world/2023 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Freedom House |language=en}}</ref> The first president to rule Botswana was [[Sir Seretse Khama]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Sir Seretse Khama {{!}} Botswana Leader, Independence & Legacy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Seretse-Khama |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Ian Khama]], was elected for president in the years 2009 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Khama {{!}} president of Botswana {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ian-Khama |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> | [[Botswana]] is a [[landlocked]] country located in [[Southern Africa|Southern]] [[Africa]].<ref name="britannicamain">{{cite web |title=Botswana |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Botswana |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |publisher=Britannica |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Since its independence from the [[United Kingdom]] as [[Bechuanaland]] on September 30 1966,<ref>{{cite web |title=Botswana National Day |url=https://www.state.gov/botswana-national-day-2/ |website=www.state.gov |publisher=United States Department Of State |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="britannicamain" /> Botswana has been a [[parliamentary republic]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |title=www.cia.gov |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/botswana/#government |website=cia.gov |publisher=CIA |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> with a [[dominant party]], being the [[Botswana Democratic Party]].<ref name="Cambridge">{{cite web |title=Cambridge University |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/jour...party-system/F9C9E4036D5514CB66B446E1B8709DE2 |website=Cambridge.org |publisher=Cambridge |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> and it has had 13 general elections<ref name="Uca">{{cite web |title=65. Botswana (1966-present) |url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/ho...haran-africa-region/66-botswana-1966-present/ |website=UCA |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> with one happening each 5 years, <ref name="doi">{{Cite journal |last=Mogalakwe |first=Monageng |date=2015-01-02 |title=An assessment of Botswana's electoral management body to deliver fair elections |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2015.1021210 |journal=Journal of Contemporary African Studies |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=105–120 |doi=10.1080/02589001.2015.1021210 |issn=0258-9001 |s2cid=154949350}}</ref> and the next one is expected to happen in October 2024.<ref name="Africacenter">{{cite web |title=Africa Center |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/2024-elections/botswana/ |website=africacenter.org |publisher=Africa Center for Strategic Studies |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Each president is entitled to two 5-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Botswana: Freedom in the World 2023 Country Report |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/botswana/freedom-world/2023 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Freedom House |language=en}}</ref> The first president to rule Botswana was [[Sir Seretse Khama]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Sir Seretse Khama {{!}} Botswana Leader, Independence & Legacy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Seretse-Khama |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Ian Khama]], was elected for president in the years 2009 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Khama {{!}} president of Botswana {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ian-Khama |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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