A litany of imperfections rock the UDC
Thursday, June 30, 2022 | 3490 Views |
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UDC members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Looking back, when the UDC was formed in 2012, then coalition partners, the Botswana National Front (BNF), the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) and the now ousted Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) had little in common other than a desire to remove the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power.
The ‘People’s Project’ as the UDC is touted, was formed because the three parties didn’t have enough seats in the National Assembly among other reasons. It was a historic occasion when multitudes of opposition political party members thronged Gaborone Secondary School (GSS) grounds to witness history being made when the opposition coalition UDC was launched.
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...