BDP to win by outright majority
Friday, October 18, 2019

BDP president Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
The phrase “hung parliament” has been used in this year’s election cycle more than ever before. The term is used in legislatures that follow the Westminster system, such as Botswana’s, to describe a situation in which no particular party has an “absolute majority” of legislators in parliament.
Absolute majority or “outright majority” is a situation in which one political party wins more than half of the total seats in parliament in a general election.
The elections had two teams namely: Team Reshaping MISA and Team Integrity. All Team reshaping MISA member won except for one candidate for the Secretary post. One can say it was a long road to the elections, looking at the fact that it took four years for the elections to be held. MISA board elections are supposed to be held every two years, but they could not be held in time due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected many...