Botswana's two main presidential candidates

Here are profiles of the two party leaders, one of whom will likely be Botswana's president for the next five years.President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi is a veteran of the Botswana Democratic Party , which has ruled the country since independence in 1966.

In April 2018 Masisi became leader under the BDP's carefully constructed succession process in which the sitting president steps down 18 months before the next elections. Masisi said the split had made this election the most difficult in the BDP's history, but defended reversing Khama's policies. The father of one said when he's not working he spends time with his"very small family", looking after their cattle and goats, and growing vegetables.Duma Boko, a 49-year-old lawyer, is the leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change , a coalition of three opposition parties formed in 2012.

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