Lotlamoreng snubs Btv, RB1 debates
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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Lotlamoreng said he was informed very late about the debates, scheduled to start this evening at 19:00 hours at Phitshane-Molopo.
All the three candidates in the Saturday by-election, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and UDC, were expected to take part in the debate.
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...