Bolele saved at the 11th hour

Bernard Bolele
Bernard Bolele

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Central Committee has dismissed an appeal by Joseph Molefe for the Mahalapye West Constituency.

This week, BDP central committee reversed the February 3 decision in which they had ordered a re-election in the whole constituency as per section 9 (f) of the BDP constitution. The section reads; “where an irregularity has occurred or the process of the election has for unforeseen circumstance failed in any polling station, there shall be a re-election in the whole ward if it were elections for a council seat, or a re-election in the whole constituency if it were elections for a parliamentary seat.”

Molefe was challenging Bernard Bolele for the parliamentary seat in that constituency.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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