Botswana Patriotic Front: The compelling story

Friday, August 09, 2019

The year 2019 marks another milestone in our five year electoral cycle and promises to go down as the most significant and historic in the history of our politics. It is in 2019 that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) experienced its second crushing split that culminated in the founding of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF).

This write-up seeks to interrogate and offer a synopsis of the impact that the BPF will have on the coming national general elections, as well as give reasons why potential voters should cast their votes in favour of the new kid on the block who has energised the young and old determined to get rid of a one party-dominant political system.

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