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Keorapetse unseats Saleshando

Saleshando and Keorapetse.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO.
Saleshando and Keorapetse.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO.

With the Winter Parliament opening today (Monday), Selebi-Phikwe West Member of Parliament (MP) Dithapelo Keorapetse will be sworn in as the next Opposition leader.

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) endorsed Keorapetse as the new Leader of Opposition (LOO) following yesterday’s caucus.

The move comes on the heels of the UDC National Executive Committee (NEC) suspending Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando for misconduct.

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