{"id":267794,"date":"2026-05-30T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/botswanas-opposition-leader-boko-sworn-in-as-president-after-winning-election\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:40:15","slug":"botswanas-opposition-leader-boko-sworn-in-as-president-after-winning-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/botswanas-opposition-leader-boko-sworn-in-as-president-after-winning-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana&#8217;s Opposition Leader Boko Sworn In as President After Winning Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">Duma Boko holds his ballot paper before inserting it into the box during the elections in Gaborone, Botswana<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d9f0aa7d8b7dcd1cd70b6f02425d7165.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MOSCOW (Sputnik) &#8211; Duma Boko, the leader of Botswana&#8217;s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) coalition, which won a general election last week, was sworn in as president on Friday.&#8221;I, Duma Gideon Boko, swear that I will faithfully and diligently fulfill my duty and fulfill my duties in the high office of President of the Republic of Botswana; that I will respect the Constitution of Botswana and honor the laws; that I will impartially direct my abilities to serving the people of Botswana and ensuring their well being. May God help me,&#8221; Boko said in Gaborone during the inauguration ceremony, which was broadcast on national television. Last Friday, outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Botswana Democratic Party, which had been in power since the country&#8217;s independence in 1996, conceded defeat in the election. Boko was declared president-elect the same day by the country&#8217;s chief justice, Terrence Rannowane.<\/p>\n<p>The general election took place in Botswana on October 30. According to the country&#x27;s electoral system, the first party that wins 31 out of 61 seats in parliament is declared the winner, and it must appoint its candidate as president.<\/p>\n<p>AnalysisHow Africa is Stopping the \u2018Hegemonic Craziness\u2019 of the US and the West17 August 2024, 16:28 GMT<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20241108\/botswanas-opposition-leader-boko-sworn-in-as-president-after-winning-election-1120821952.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duma Boko holds his ballot paper before inserting it into the box during the elections in Gaborone, Botswana MOSCOW (Sputnik) &#8211; Duma Boko, the leader of Botswana&#8217;s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) coalition, which won a general election last week, was sworn in as president on Friday.&#8221;I, Duma Gideon Boko, swear that I will faithfully &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[181],"tags":[8530,4009,2295,14729,2941],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Botswana&#039;s Opposition Leader Boko Sworn In as President After Winning Election - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/botswanas-opposition-leader-boko-sworn-in-as-president-after-winning-election\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Botswana&#039;s Opposition Leader Boko Sworn In as President After Winning Election - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Duma Boko holds his ballot paper before inserting it into the box during the elections in Gaborone, Botswana MOSCOW (Sputnik) &#8211; 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