BMD is OK as Leader of Opposition - BNF youth

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) on Wednesday resolved that the party's central committee should not put up a candidate for the position of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, says BNFYL secretary general, Arafat Khan.

Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) MP, Botsalo Ntuane, is currently the Leader of Opposition, although his party is at par with the BNF at six MPs each.

Ntuane's party, BMD -a breakaway from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-gained a majority of the parliamentary seats when eight MPs joined the newly formed BMD overtaking the Botswana National Front (BNF) which had six parliamentary seats, whilst Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has five MPs. This was before two BMD members of parliament returned to the ruling BDP.

Editor's Comment
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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