Triumphant Molao Decries Loss Of 3 Wards

Fidelis Molao
Fidelis Molao

Despite winning Shashe West constituency for the last three consecutive terms Member of Parliament (MP) elect for the area, Fidelis Molao, is not content after his party lost three wards.

In the 2014 general election through his party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Molao managed to win all of the nine council wards in his constituency making it a stronghold for the ruling party.

However, in the recent general election, matters took a different twist as the BDP lost three council wards to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

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...

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