Elective congress threatens stability
Thursday, January 15, 2015
While the Botswana National Front is planning conferences and gatherings to celebrate the 50th anniversary, the three other parties are headed for elective congresses.
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) are all scheduled to hold elective congresses later this year.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...