The Alliance for Progressives is a social-liberal political party in

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History

In July 2017 the

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(BMD) president Ndaba Gaolathe and five other members of the party's executive were expelled from the party.BMD splits and Alliance for Progressives is born
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 27 September 2017 As a result, Gaolathe set up a new leadership committee, which was later transformed into a breakaway party, the Alliance for Progressives. The new party was formally established on 28 October 2017 with Gaolathe as leader and Wynter Mmolotsi as deputy president. Six sitting MPs joined the party, although

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later returned to the UDC, leaving it with five seats going into the 2019 general elections.Botswana’s ruling party has been in power 50 years. That could change this week.
The Washington Post, 21 October 2019 The elections saw the party receive 4.75% of the vote, finishing third behind the Botswana Democratic Party and the

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. However, it only retained a single seat, with Mmolotsi winning in Francistown South.

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