BDP has slim chance in Mochudi East

Friday, February 02, 2018

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It is a given that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will in the coming months tussle it out with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in a Mochudi East by-election. Although it is still too early for parties to hit the campaign trail, Staff Writer CHAKALISA DUBE reports

FRANCISTOW: The recent untimely death of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Member of Parliament (MP) Isaac Davids is likely to complicate things for the ruling party in the Mochudi East constituency.

His death is likely to rekindle hopes for the UDC that it may reclaim the constituency through the looming by-election. The by-election might also be used as a yardstick to determine the winner at the 2019 general elections.

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BDP has slim chance in Mochudi East

It is a given that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will in the coming months tussle it out with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in a Mochudi East by-election. Although it is still too early for parties to hit the campaign trail, Staff Writer CHAKALISA DUBE reports