Mogwe condemns automatic succession

Speaking at a seminar on democracy and Botswana's electoral system in Gaborone on Friday, Mogwe stated that automatic succession frustrates the interests of hardworking MPs who want to contest the presidency when there is a vacancy.

"They have to watch for 10 years as two people-president and vice-president enjoying these powerful positions, knowing that the next 10 years will be taken by the vice-president as he assumes the presidency," he said.