Moupo's foibles personify destiny of opposition

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Not even Otsweletse Moupo could have calculated that the 2007 May Botswana National Front special congress that he called to overcome resistance to his continues leadership of the party carried the implications - if he won - of guaranteeing him presidency until 2010.

He prevailed over his opposition mainly the very cohort of 'so-called' leftists who gave his the presidency after defeating Kenneth Koma at the famous Kanye, one proper congress, ago.

He also, by some trick of default, determined that he would keep the presidency till 2010, after leading, by yet another twist of fate, the BNF through the 2009 general election.

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