Race for BDP presidency intensifies

Constitutionally, Masisi as the country’s vice president, will take over from Ian Khama as the President on April 1, 2018. This is an appointment for a period of just over a year, until the country goes to the general elections to elect a new government and a president.  But as has happened before, the ruling party, can hold a special congress to decide who takes the party to the general elections in case the incumbent is not the party president.

In the past, the one sitting in the country’s presidency seat was endorsed unchallenged. But this is a different BDP, it is unlikely that Masisi will go to the 2017 elective congress unchallenged.