Pro and anti UDC merger divide BCP

Friday, January 17, 2020

Delegates during the BCP 10th national conference PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) will face yet another litmus test when it goes for July elective congress this year.

The party goes to the congress divided between those who are pro and anti-Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) merger.

The BCP is one of the three contracting members of the UDC alongside the Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP). Just like at 2015 July congress in Kanye, already there are signs of a divided party over the issue of UDC merger.

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Pro and anti UDC merger divide BCP

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