BCP pushes for compromise candidates
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 90 Views |
Kekgonegile PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The party will soon issue a writ for its primary elections which will be used to identify candidates for the 2024 General Election. In addition, the party is currently in talks with the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Botswana Labour Party (BLP) for possible partnership at next year’s general election.
It has however been widely reported that negotiations for the allocation of constituencies amongst the three parties are almost done. Shashe West is amongst the constituencies that will reportedly be allocated to the BCP.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...