African Electoral Institute congratulates Botswana for a peaceful election

Civil Society Organization based in Ghana, (African Electoral Institute (AEI) has congratulated Botswana for a peaceful election.

“President- elect Mr. Duma Boko, the leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Party, made history by winning the Botswana presidential election on October 30, 2024. This marked a significant shift in power, as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had held office for nearly six decades”, the Institute disclosed in a statement.

According to the Institute, President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s concession of defeat and peaceful transfer of power demonstrated Botswana’s commitment to democratic principles.

“Boko’s victory was a testament to the UDC’s resilience, having faced challenges such as the departure of key coalition partners, the Botswana Congress Party, and Botswana Patriotic Front”, African Electoral Institute stated.

Below is the full statement 

PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL MEDIA HOUSES
DATE: 3RD NOVEMBER, 2024

AFRICAN ELECTORAL INSTITUTE ( AEI) CONGRATULATES BOTSWANA FOR A FREE, FAIR ELECTIONS AND PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER

1. The African Electoral Institute congratulates Botswana opposition leader Lawyer Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change ( UDC) Party for winning the 30th October 2024 elections and equally congratulates the former President, Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Botswana Democratic Party( BDP) for conceding defeat.

2. President- elect Mr. Duma Boko, the leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Party, made history by winning the Botswana presidential election on October 30, 2024. This marked a significant shift in power, as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had held office for nearly six decades.

3. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s concession of defeat and peaceful transfer of power demonstrated Botswana’s commitment to democratic principles.

4. Boko’s victory was a testament to the UDC’s resilience, having faced challenges such as the departure of key coalition partners, the Botswana Congress Party, and Botswana Patriotic Front.

5. As the new president, Duma Boko brings a wealth of experience, having served as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019. His background as a lawyer and professor has equipped him to tackle the complex issues facing Botswana.

6. The African Electoral Institute congratulates President elect- Mr. Duma Boko and former President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who conceded defeat as an acknowledgement of the significance of this peaceful transfer of power which sets a precedent for democratic transitions in the region and reinforces the importance of fair elections.

-End-

SIGNED
Joshua Adjin-Tettey
Director of Communications and External Relations
0540904550

Engr. Judge Hasford Quartey
Deputy Director of Communications and External Relations.
0547510174

Ex. WO1 Alhaji Yussif Mahamah
Electoral Security Department
0243311965

About Us:
African Electoral Institute ( AEI) is a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) founded to deliver sustainable electoral solutions to Emerging and Developed Democracies to strengthen, augment, and build electoral stakeholders capacity and participation on electoral issues through electoral education on voter’s rights and freedom, electoral research, election monitoring, election observation, election results collation, election security awareness and training of polling agents and elections directors underscoring the fact that “elections are won at the polling stations’’ and the participation of all identifiable electoral stakeholders in an electoral process such as Political Parties, Governmental Institutions, underpinning transparency and accountability for a free, fair, and credible elections in Africa and the wider world.
We are on: africanelectoralinstitute.com
X: @AFRICAN ELECTORA
Lindedin: African_Electoral_ Institute

#ntegrityofChoice