Lessons from BMD as UDC holds the axe
Monday, June 27, 2022 | 20 Views |
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Dumelang Saleshando.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
It appears UDC has taken some lessons from the infamous Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) expulsion in tumultuous 2018.
UDC that year announced that it had suspended one of its coalition partners, BMD and the latter was given time to reflect.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...