By-Election Tests Opposition Unity

Nominations for the upcoming council by-elections in 11 wards have exposed that the parties are not as united as purported by the parties and their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This is after the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) could not agree to back one another in at least two wards.

UDC and BPF have both fielded candidates at Lerolwane ward in the Molapowabojang/Mmathethe constituency as well as Ga-Molopo ward in Goodhope/Mabule constituency.