Every election year seems to be crunch time for the opposition parties to change government, a feat that is now proving to be difficult to achieve. It has been the case of so near yet so far away for the opposition as the BDP continued to stamp its authority on the polls, albeit with dwindling popular vote. In the last national polls, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) made strong claims that the BDP had rigged the 2019 general election in certain selected areas mainly south of the Dibete cordon fence.
The UDC would later lose the petitions with costs. The BDP still holds the record of being the longest ruling party in the southern African region, having ruled the country since independence in 1966 continuously. Attempts by opposition parties to remove the ruling BDP from the grip of power have simply fluffed leaving the party popularly known as ‘Domkrag’ glued to power. It is apparent that the opposition parties will have to come up with a powerful winning formula by duly identifying an agreeable model of unity that will win them the requisite elections. The opposition collective has to also be seen to be displaying unity within its ranks.
