The urgency of electoral reforms

For one, Botswana is under a ‘minority’ rule, as the ruling party has for the first time in 48 years, failed to achieve more than 50% of the popular vote.

With 46.7% of the popular vote the ruling party is still firmly in government thanks to the First-Past-The-Post electoral system. Furthermore the ruling party’s representation in Parliament stands at around 67% while the combined opposition representation is around 33%. How did that happen? The answer is simple; First-Past-The-Post.