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Botswana's Mokgweetsi Masisi Wins Highly Contested Elections
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Botswana's Mokgweetsi Masisi Wins Highly Contested Elections

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party, which has been in power since the country obtained independence in 1966, won 51 percent of the vote.