New Democratic Front (Botswana)

{{short description|Political party in Botswana}}

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{{Infobox political party

| name = New Democratic Front

| colorcode = Purple

| leader = Dick Bayford

| foundation = 2003

| dissolved = 2004

| split = Botswana National Front

| merged = Botswana Congress Party

| ideology = Progressivism

| country = Botswana

}}

The New Democratic Front was a progressive political party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Led by Dick Bayford, it split away from the Botswana National Front in 2003.{{Cite web |last=Rabasimane |first=Olopeng |date=October 22, 2020 |title=Is UDC A Brewing Political Storm? |url=https://www.thegazette.news/news/is-udc-a-brewing-political-storm/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Botswana Gazette |language=en}} It won 0.78% of the popular votes at the elections that followed. After its poor performance in the 2004 general elections, the party joined forces with Botswana's third largest party, the Botswana Congress Party.