Govt ignores calls for electoral reforms

For the past decade government has ignored recommendations from local and foreign election observers to reform the Electoral Act to strengthen democracy in Botswana, a stakeholders meeting was told yesterday.

Participants said that after the 1999 and 2004 general elections, observers made recommendations that government has failed to implement. So far there are over 60 recommendations that election observers have recommended for implementation, and there is no hope that government will act upon them, said one of the participants.

Among the recommendations is that there is need for a constitutional amendment to provide for election of the president by popular vote. The participants said that the current regime has stated that the constitution is perfect in its current form and it should not be amended.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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