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BCP still powerless after leadership forum

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Dumelang Saleshando PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando, over the weekend reiterated their stance that the party will be contesting the 2024 General Election outside the opposition coalition.

Saleshando, whose party is currently stuck in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) because they cannot afford to trigger by-elections, was speaking at the party’s leadership forum held in Palapye.

The BCP joined the UDC in 2017 and contested the 2019 General Election under the coalition but a new piece of legislation that prohibits Parliament floor crossing has been keeping them in a marriage they despise.

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BCP still powerless after leadership forum

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando, over the weekend reiterated their stance that the party will be contesting the 2024 General Election outside the opposition coalition.

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