These defections smack of prostitution
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
It is only a few weeks before that happens, and aspiring candidates have expressed their interest to contest the elections. In Francistown West, there is a looming by-election following the death of long time MP, Tshelang Masisi.
Incumbent Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor, Ignatius Moswaane, has won the weekend primary elections to make a bid to replace Masisi. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) will conduct its internal elections this weekend to decide who will face the BDP's Moswaane.
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...