SADC-PF jets into electoral fracas
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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Dr Esau Chiviya
The two most powerful offices in the land are at loggerheads over the attendance of Botswana election observer mission in South Africa, which goes to the polls on May 7, 2014.
The OP issued a statement yesterday reaffirming the government’s position that Botswana will no longer take part in election observer missions in the region.
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...