Botswana will hold a general election on October 30, according to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who will seek another term.
Parties will nominate presidential candidates at the Gaborone High Court on September 28 and nominate parliamentary and council candidates on October 4, he said in a video posted on his verified social-media accounts. Both October 30 and 31 will be public holidays to promote higher voter turnout, he said.
The Botswana Democratic Party, which has governed the nation since it obtained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, confirmed Masisi as its presidential at a congress this past weekend.
His expected challengers include Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change opposition bloc, as well as Dumelang Saleshando, who is president of the Botswana Congress Party.
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