The crisis in the UDC

First was the crisis of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) one of the UDC constituent parties, which culminated in a violent confrontation at its (BMD) congress and the subsequent departure of a major section of its members to form the Alliance of Progressives.

Members of other alliance parties have been discussing the import and significance of the implosion of the BMD for the UDC. The main thrust of these discussions have been on the political weight of the BMD within the alliance and whether it still deserved the 14 constituencies allocated to It prior to its split.