BCP sets 2019 primaries date
Friday, July 21, 2017
This follows an earlier recommendation by the party president, Dumelang Saleshando in his address to the conference last Sunday, that the delegates should focus only on the party’s 17 constituencies allocated by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the four-party partners’ umbrella body. Saleshando was firm in his address that the constituencies to focus on are strictly Chobe, Ngami, Okavango, Maun East, Nata-Gweta, Francistown East, West, Nkange, Shashe West, Bobonong, Mmadinare, Selebi-Phikwe East, Selebi-Phikwe West, Sefhare-Ramokgonami, Palapye, Mahalapye West and Ramotswa.
As expected, the party has also resolved to reject the use of the electronic voting machines (EVM) in the 2019 general elections. Related electoral reforms were also rejected. The party has also resolved to carry out demonstrations in collaboration with its UDC partners during the ongoing court challenge over the use of the EVMs. In light of financial challenges dogging the opposition parties in particular, the BCP conference reiterated the need for political party funding by the state in an attempt to have the political ground levelled.
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...