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FRANCISTOWN: Some political parties are yet to finalise the process of holding their internal polls despite the ongoing voters registration, The Internal polls will determine candidates who will represent political parties in the anticipated 2024 general elections.

The voters’ registration process was delayed by a court application that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instituted legal action against the electoral management body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

The UDC eventually lost the case after the country’s apex court, Court of Appeal (CoA), made a ruling that there is no provision in law that allows the UDC’s agents to observe and monitor the voters’ registration exercise.

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No date yet for BPP primaries

FRANCISTOWN: Some political parties are yet to finalise the process of holding their internal polls despite the ongoing voters registration, The Internal polls will determine candidates who will represent political parties in the anticipated 2024 general elections.