Lessons from AU elections
Thursday, July 21, 2016
However, she returned home with 23 votes to celebrate, far below the 35 required to get the position.
The elections were subsequently postponed to January. For the next six months, our Foreign Affairs minister might have to continue campaigning for the position and hope that no strong contender lurks in the background.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...