The Bagammngwato capital is made up of three constituencies, namely, Serowe South, Serowe North and Serowe West, which parliamentary seats are all occupied by the BPF. The party made history in the 2019 General Election winning all the seats without holding primary elections. The victory, backed by their patron and Kgosikgolo Ian Khama, has sparked a massive interest as all the parliamentary seats have opponents. As if that is not enough, larger numbers have thrown their names into the hat for council seats with a good number of women and youth also taking part. Only two council candidates are unopposed. With heightened tension between Bagammanwato and the government over Khama, it is expected that the BPF could sweep clean all the parliamentary and the council seats in the Serowe area. The Botswana National Front (BNF), a member of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), recently vowed to support its allied parties rather than contest in areas where they lack strong candidates or face slim chances of winning. Consequently, the UDC has not fielded any candidate in the Serowe constituencies, where the BPF holds a stronger position. At their conference held at Ledumang Senior Secondary School, the party resolved to contest in the majority of the 61 constituencies. However, in regions where they lack candidates or a robust regional base, the BNF and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) are committed to collaborating with other parties. "There is no need for us to contest in Serowe when we can help another party like the BPF to win easily. While we cannot compel our structures to follow this approach, we discussed the importance of cooperating with the BPF where necessary. Our differences should not make us enemies or distract us from our goals," said BNF spokesperson, Tumelo Legase. Serowe West: Onalepelo Kedikilwe, who won after Tshekedi Khama was disqualified from Parliament, will battle it out with Gaotilwe Omphile in the primary elections. Kedikilwe became an MP last June through a by-election. The constituency has seven wards
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