Botswana Congress Party | |
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President | Dumelang Saleshando |
Chairman | Samuel Rantuana |
Secretary-General | Goretetse Kekgonegile |
Vice-president | Taolo Lucas |
Publicity secretary | Mpho Pheko |
Founded | June 20, 1998 |
Split from | Botswana National Front |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | None Formerly: Umbrella for Democratic Change (2017–2022) |
Colours | Green |
National Assembly | 15 / 61 |
Pan African Parliament | 1 / 4 |
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.