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521:(BMD) president Ndaba Gaolathe and five other members of the party's executive were expelled from the party. As a result, Gaolathe set up a new leadership committee, which was later transformed into a breakaway party, the Alliance for Progressives. The new party was formally established on 28 October 2017 with Gaolathe as leader and Wynter Mmolotsi as deputy president. Six sitting MPs joined the party, although Haskins Nkaigwa later returned to the UDC, leaving it with five seats going into the
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The elections saw the party receive 5.12% of the vote, finishing third behind the
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Botswana’s ruling party has been in power 50 years. That could change this week.
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686:Botswana Daily News, 29 October 2017
646:Journal of Southern African Studies
684:Alliance for Progressives Launches
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698:The Patriot, 6 March 2019
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803:Botswana Congress Party
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123:Pan African Parliament
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659:Taylor & Francis
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