BMD bolters opposition ranks - opposition

This is despite the fact that at its inaugural rally in Francistown recently, the BMD welcomed to its ranks members of certain opposition parties some of whom have previously stood as council candidates.

The split of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the subsequent formation of the BMD and the collapse of entire BDP structures in many places, have in the recent weeks been used as evidence that the future of the BDP is under threat, especially by the opposition.