Molosiwa to protest BCP Palapye primaries

BCP candidate for the Palapye primaries, Comfort Molosiwa
BCP candidate for the Palapye primaries, Comfort Molosiwa

PALAPYE: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) candidate for the Palapye primaries, Comfort Molosiwa announced he is going to file a letter of protest and complaint with the party's director of elections, Stephen Makhura this week.

Molosiwa lost the elections to James Olesitse last weekend with a margin of 112.  He already proclaimed his unhappiness with the outcome based on how his camp had campaigned ahead of the election. 

According to a source close to Molosiwa's camp, Olesitse's campaign ahead of the election breached the party regulations.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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