The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is in total disarray after getting their asses handed to them in Wednesday’s big parliamentary elections, with returns pouring in Friday showing an end to 58 years of dominance stretching all the way back to the nation’s independence in 1966 after the Umbrella for Democratic Change took a shit ton of seats, leaving the BDP with just one, the BBC reports.
“I will respectfully step aside and participate in a smooth transition process ahead of inauguration,” said President Mokgweetsi Masisi as he conceded on Friday. “I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victories and concede the elections. I am proud of our democratic processes and I respect the will of the people,” Masisi continued. The UDC wave must’ve been “too big to rig.”