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Parliament dissolved ahead of elections

    JOHANNESBURG

    Botswana's parliament was dissolved at the weekend ahead of general elections expected in October.

    A spokesman of the electoral commission told IRIN on Monday that
    parliament would not reconvene until after the elections. "The
    announcement of the election date is the prerogative of the president, Festus Mogae," the spokesman said. He further said there are 40 parliamentary seats and 406 local council wards that will be contested.

    The spokesman added that six political parties would contest the
    elections, which had been successively won by the ruling Botswana
    Democratic Party since the country gained independence from Britain in 1966.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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