Botswana’s Masisi wins hotly contested vote: Chief Justice

Botswana’s President and leader of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Mokgweetsi Masisi had said he will accept the election results/FILE -AFP

Gaborone, Botswana, Oct 25 — Incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi won a five-year term in elections which saw the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secure more than 51 percent of parliamentary votes, the Chief Justice said Friday. 

“I, Terrence Rannowane (…) have the honor to declare to the Botswana nation and the world that Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is elected President of the Republic of Botswana,” Ranowane said.