Trying times for political parties
Friday, January 11, 2019
FRANCISTOWN: Interestingly, all the parties have held their primary elections last year ahead of time in an endeavour to have sufficient time to lead their campaigns ahead of the General Election. In Botswana’s political system, it is the state President who issues a writ of the general elections and that means he is the custodian of the date of the elections.
Although the President leads his party in contesting for the elections, he and his party are advantaged in knowing at least when such elections will be held.
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