BNF risks losing battle of the city

The capital city with five seats is a BNF stronghold. The BNF first took Gaborone when it only had two constituencies - Gaborone South and North - in 1984. The subsequent delimitation exercise has since delimitated Gaborone into five constituencies but this to date has done little to dilute BNF's influence. But the party faces a major test of strength in the city in this year's general elections because of internal bickering. So far, the only confirmed BNF parliamentary candidates are in Gaborone West North and Gaborone Central. 

In Gaborone West North, the party will be fielding Maemo Bantsi who beat the party president, Otsweletse Moupo in the primaries. The BNF grabbed the new constituency in 2004 and repeated the feat again in the by-election caused by the death of their MP, Paul Rantao in 2005.