The writer(s) of the BDP manifesto deserve the boot!

Elections to the European Parliament were held between 23rd and 26th May 2019. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) would have dropped from 751 to 705 had the United Kingdom withdrawn from the European Union by end of March 2019.

Extension of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – which sets out how a member country may leave the EU – to 31st October 2019 saw the UK participate alongside other EU member states.

Environmentalists, pro EU liberals, and Eurosceptic parties gained significantly. Ex United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage outperformed rivals with his breakaway party established for the single objective of seeing through the UK’s exit from the EU. Farage’s Brexit Party repeatedly refused to issue a manifesto, or any citation of policies which were not about Brexit.

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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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