Botswana's long-governing party sweeps elections

Monday, October 19, 2009

GABORONE, Botswana -- Botswana's governing party, which has been in power for more than four decades, once again swept parliamentary elections that regional observers deemed free and fair, the country's independent electoral commission announced Sunday.

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