BDP wants reconciliation with trade unions
Monday, November 30, 2015
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BDP special congress PIC: KABO MPAETONA
Speaking at the region’s special congress in the capital city over the weekend, Monare revealed that it was not easy anymore for the BDP to do house-to-house campaigns in the homes of civil servants. “It used to be easy to do house-to-house campaigns back in the days in civil servants homesteads, but these days it is difficult,” he said, adding that since the party knows why they have not performed well in Gaborone, they have to formulate new strategies to beat the opposition.
The special congress met to formulate reforms as they bid to regain lost constituencies in the 2019 general elections.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...