BCP primaries show funding democracy defeciencies
Monday, October 09, 2023 | 440 Views |
The voting process across the country highlighted the challenges faced by the BCP electoral board, revealing lapses in protocol. There were delays in some areas, with election officers arriving late at polling stations and in the process causing disruptions.
In Gamalete, for instance, voting commenced at 8am instead of the scheduled 6:30am. The reason provided was the need to travel to Gaborone, which is less than 50km away, to collect the ballots.
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