Botswana’s President Ian Khama has secured a second term in power after his political party, Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), won 33 of 57 parliament seats in national elections, according to initial results.

The country’s High Court Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo said in a statement released on Saturday that Khama “has been re-elected as the President of the Republic.”

The statement broadcast on national radio and television added that Khama, who has been put at the helm for another five years, will be inaugurated on Monday.

Based on the South African country’s rules, a party must earn 29 seats in parliament to take power. Provisional results also indicate that the BDP’s main rival, the newly formed Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), garnered 14 seats followed by the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) with two seats.

Full results of Friday’s general election are yet to be released as scores of people, particularly UDC backers, are still gathered at counting stations.

As the son of Botswana’s first president, Seretse Khama, 61-year-old Ian is also a traditional chief of the Bangwato clan, enjoying strong rural support.

However, he has faced accusations of becoming increasingly authoritarian by the UDC, which won seats in several former BDP strongholds, including the capital Gaborone.

“The UDC did well for a new party, but naturally we were hoping for more votes to topple the BDP. It was never to be,” said Seakamela Motsoaledi, a UDC party representative.

The BDP has governed Botswana since the country gained independence from Britain 48 years ago.

Khama is expected to diversify the economy of the diamond-producing African nation since its diamond revenues have dropped due to global financial crisis.

He is also faced with the task of improving the lives of Botswana’s two-million population, which suffers from a 20-percent unemployment rate.