BDP youth push for more seats in Parliament, councils
Thursday, June 07, 2018
The youth wing has submitted motions before party extra ordinary congress that will be held on Friday. The extra ordinary congress will be addressed by President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
“We are concerned about representation of youth in both council and Parliament seat. If there is a quota in both council and Parliament seats, then the number of youth representation will increase. Some youth are disadvantaged by lack of resources in the primary elections. Even though youth representation in council seat in 2014 general elections was impressive but the number was not satisfactory,” an insider said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...