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BPF power struggles threaten internal democracy-Analysts

Court processes are not usually the best for solving political disputes PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Court processes are not usually the best for solving political disputes PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Political analysts have warned that the deepening internal conflict within the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) and the party’s incessant power struggles, which have found their way to the courts, threaten to weaken the BPF's internal democracy.

Their assessments suggest that unless all factions accept the outcomes of the elective congress, legal intervention may become the final avenue for resolving what has now grown into a highly publicised and emotionally charged dispute.

According to several observers, turmoil currently unfolding in the BPF is not merely a disagreement over leadership, but a test of the party’s institutional strength and its members’ commitment to internal democratic processes.

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