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The UDC was founded in November 2012 by members from various opposition parties, including the BPP and BMD.They rallied together in the run-up to the 2014 elections by the Botswana National Front (BNF), the Botswana Movement for Democracy and the Botswana People's Party with the aim of uniting the opposition in the 2014 elections.
However, in the 2019 election, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won the seat, marking the first time an opposition party had secured victory in the seat and its predecessors, Tonota South and Tonota North. This win aligned with the broader success the UDC achieved in the northern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election.
The Botswana Gazette [1] The Business Weekly and Review [2] Botswana Guardian [3] [4] Botswana Youth Magazine [5] The Daily News, a government-owned media outlet [6] Farmers Guide; The Midweek Sun [3] Mmegi [7] The Monitor; The Patriot on Sunday; The Sunday Standard [8] The Voice; Weekend Post [9]
In August 2022, the BPF joined the UDC alliance, uniting all opposition parties in the National Assembly except for the AP. [16] The Botswana Congress Party (BCP), a major member of the UDC since 2017, had expressed interest in leaving the UDC alliance due to disagreements between BCP leader, Dumelang Saleshando and UDC leader, Duma Boko. [17]
UDC: Francistown West Crossed the floor. [6] Mephato Reatile 10 December 2020: BDP: BPF: Jwaneng-Mabutsane Crossed the floor. [7] Pono Moatlhodi 17 December 2020: UDC: BDP: Tonota Crossed the floor. [6] Aubrey Lesaso 4 January 2021: UDC: BDP: Shoshong Crossed the floor. [8] Tshekedi Khama: 21 April 2023: UDC: Expelled: Serowe West
Duma Gideon Boko (born 31 December 1969) is a Motswana politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the sixth President of Botswana since 1 November 2024 and as leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2012.
Daily News; Type: Daily newspaper: Format: Online newspaper: Owner(s) ... Daily News Botswana is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. [2] [3]
In 2012, the BMD collaborated with the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana People's Party (BPP) to establish the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Just before the 2014 elections, President Motswaledi lost his life in a car accident, and he was succeeded by Ndaba Gaolathe, who was then the BMD's policy director.