UDC introspects after Sekoma loss

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Following the shocking loss of a ward they had been in control of for more than two decades, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is introspecting to avoid losing future by-elections.

There is admission in private party circles that complacency and a lax attitude cost the UDC and that their members, unlike in past by-elections, did not work hard on the ground. In fact, while there is general agreement that the opposition could not match the resources of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) invested campaign, mumblings within are that the party left everything to chance and paid a heavy price for that. The UDC failed to take advantage of its new relationship with Botswana Congress Party (BCP).

Even the leadership confirms this feeling.

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