BCP should join UDC now � Analysts

The results of the weekend by-elections in Goodhope/Mabule constituency and recent internal squabbles that rocked the BCP have rekindled calls for the opposition party to join the UDC quickly. Analysts believe that the results of the weekend by-election did not only embarrass the BCP but also seemed to suggest that the party’s appeal as a political entity is waning. The BCP registered 385 votes against the BDP’s 4, 372 votes and UDC’s 6, 152. Even UDC president Duma Boko and BCP spokesperson, Dithapelo Keorapetse publicly stated this week that it is high time both parties join hands to topple the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).

“The BCP should accept that it made an error by not joining the UDC before the 2014 general elections and should now expedite the process of joining the umbrella,” said Anthony Morima, a Gaborone-based political analyst.