The BCP’s change of tact :: Mmegi Online

Whereas some see the Botswana Congress Party (BCP)’s exit from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) as a sign that it never learnt from the 2014 debacle, the lime movement seems like a party on a mission as it continues to launch manifesto chapters, writes Mmegi Staffer SPIRA TLHANKANE

Primaries prideWith other parties still grappling with primaries, by holding primary elections much earier, the BCP believes it has a selling point as it goes at it alone in next year’s general election. The BCP, which contested under the UDC in the 2019 General Election, says it is a beacon of democracy compared to other political parties, which seem to ignore respecting the process of internal democracy through holding primary elections.

10 pledges to ‘save Botswana’The BCP, which formed an alliance with the Botswana Labour Party (BLP) late last year, launched its 10-point plan to save Botswana.

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The BCP’s change of tact

Whereas some see the Botswana Congress Party (BCP)’s exit from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) as a sign that it never learnt from the 2014 debacle, the lime movement seems like a party on a mission as it continues to launch manifesto chapters, writes Mmegi Staffer SPIRA TLHANKANE

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