The BDP stands at a crossroads

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After what has been a veritably star-crossed year for the BDP, will one Africa's longest lasting ruling parties rise from the ashes like the proverbial phoenix or the jinx of the 2013 primaries will curl itself around the party's neck like an albatross?

 

This year the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had what was more like a rollercoaster ride. Its events had the good and the bad. The BDP had some memorable and enjoyable moments, which saw the return of some of its key members from opposition parties, especially its ‘offspring,’ the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), as well as its 25th national congress that was held in Maun.

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UDC's 100 Days: Please deliver your promises!

We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...

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