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BDP CC mandate expires, seeks renewal

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The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Central Committee (CC) faced intense pressure on Tuesday as it raced against time to complete its constitutional duties, with its mandate set to expire at midnight.

The CC was tasked with handling appeals stemming from party primary elections. Failure to resolve these appeals by the deadline would mean the CC could not continue addressing them, as they would no longer have the constitutional authority to do so. The current CC was elected at the Tsabong National Elective Congress in 2022.

BDP spokesperson, Kagelelo Kentse revealed that the CC would seek an extension of its mandate at the party congress on Saturday. The party had previously decided that the CC should not be elected during a general election year, opting instead for the elective congress to be held the following year.

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