BPF on the rampage in the CDC

The one-year-old party, a splinter from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has remained unambiguous in its mission to dethrone the latter at the next national polls in 2024. However, the attempts fell short during the 2019 general elections.

BPF remained focused on its principal mission since closing the 2019 elections chapter. It won three parliamentary and 17 council seats at the general elections. The party has been, visibly, the most energised political institution since then. Earlier in the year, the party had embarked on a robust recruitment drive that is shifting the political landscape in the northern part of the country, particularly in the Central District Council (CDC). The BPF has already attracted civic leaders, renowned politicians and masses of ordinary members from both opposition and the ruling BDP. The party president, Biggie Butale said they intend to depopulate the ruling party in preparations for 2024. “We are doing well in the north.