Botswana’s ruling BDP loses parliamentary majority in tight election

Botswana’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has lost its parliamentary majority in this week’s election, according to reports from the private Mmegi newspaper and state radio, which cited results from over half the constituencies.

Though analysts anticipated a competitive race, they believed a divided opposition would favor President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s BDP, which has governed the country since its independence from Britain in…