BDP gets 106 ,gives oppositon 8
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Though the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) won 75 seats in councils in the October 16 general elections, the party, according to its spokesperson Dumelang Saleshando, got two seats, whilst the party's elections partner Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) received nothing from the special nomination process.
On the other hand, the Botswana National Front (BNF), which won 73 seats, received six special council seats. BNF spokesman Moeti Mohwasa said that they are against the special nomination system because it is used only to appease the BDP members, leaving out other sections of society.
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