Uphill battle awaits Moswaane
Thursday, March 07, 2024 | 1980 Views |
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Moswaane
In October, Moswaane will probably face one of the toughest political battles of his life since he decided to ditch the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for the Botswana People’s Party (BPP), a UDC affiliate.
Moswaane will slug it out with Nthusi Chimbise of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and unknown BDP activist because the latter is yet to hold its primaries to choose candidates for the 2024 polls.
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...