BCP, BAM sign accord

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A mid fears of a possible collapse of the talks over who should contest the Francistown West and Maun East constituencies, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) yesterday signed a pact agreement, binding the two parties into a cooperation marriage ahead of the 2009 general election.

 Emang Maphanyane, the talks' convenor, said the signing marked the beginning of more hard work, as the elections were approaching.

According to the agreement, BAM has agreed to contest seven parliamentary seats. These being Ngami, Maun East, Maun West, Nata/Gweta, Tati East and Tati West, leaving BCP with a large chunk of 50 constituencies countrywide.

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