IEC ready for by-elections :: Mmegi Online

Botswana’s political parties have said they are prepared to identify council by-elections aspirants if a date is set. The different parties are hopeful that when the State of Emergency (SoE) elapses at the end of this month, the writ of by-elections might be issued by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Eric Molale.

The country’s elections body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) could not fill vacant council seats as a result of restrictions geared at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. There are currently 11 vacant council seats across the country which are yet to be filled.

Failure to fill the vacancies is against the IEC Act, which stipulates that where a vacancy exists it should be filled within three months following in cases of either the death or resignation of a sitting councillor.

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