BCP Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/bcp/ The low down on African affairs Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 BCP Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/bcp/ 32 32 Regional electoral spotlight falls on Namibia https://jjcornish.com/2014/10/regional-electoral-spotlight-falls-namibia/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2014/10/regional-electoral-spotlight-falls-namibia/ The regional electoral spotlight turns on Namibia after polls in Mozambique and Botswana saw victories for entrenched ruling parties. As Jean-Jacques Cornish reports, there has been a change in the political landscape. Voting on November 29, Namibians are expected to return SWAPO to power for a further five years. This month’s elections to the east […]

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]]> The regional electoral spotlight turns on Namibia after polls in Mozambique and Botswana saw victories for entrenched ruling parties.

As Jean-Jacques Cornish reports, there has been a change in the political landscape.

Voting on November 29, Namibians are expected to return SWAPO to power for a further five years.

This month’s elections to the east and west of South Africa saw Frelimo prevail in Mozambique and the Botswana Congress party hold off a resurgent opposition.

Mozambique has a new president, Felipe Nyusi. He and Frelimo won more than 60% of the popular vote. Former rebel movement Renamo retained the official opposition.

Botswana’s president Ian Khama won a second term. His Botswana Democratic Party has won at least 34 of the 57 parliamentary seats.

The Umbrella for Democratic Change has palmed 14 seats,

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