Opposition fancies unseating BDP
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
In their electioneering messages across the many launches and platforms, the two parties assure their supporters that this is the year to end, through the ballot, the Botswana Democratic Party’s 48 years of power.
The BCP has set a target of 29 parliamentary seats, the figure to give it the power to govern and UDC says realistically, there will pull 25 seats. The BDP on the other hand it is targeting all the 57 constituencies, a 100 percent sweep at the polls.
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...