‘I will not challenge Masisi’

The party did not hold its elective congress, which is supposed to be held after every two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, there have been rumours that Balopi will challenge Masisi at the coming elections during the party national congress. The president of the BDP is elected every general election and he is elected by a secret ballot. Some party members believe that this issue is the one that might have caused tensions between him and the party leadership.

“Some people are peddling untruths about me. It has been all over on social media that I am intending to challenge President Masisi in 2024 for the party presidency. The BDP has its norms and practices that have been there and I believe in them because those practices have helped the party to be what it is now. So, I am a true democrat who is guided by the party constitution and its practices.