Moupo's fall from grace

Critics, political pundits and indeed ordinary supporters are all talking about the outcome of the Botswana National Front (BNF) primaries held over the weekend.

Primaries are not a new phenomenon in Botswana politics. They happen whenever general elections or by-elections are approaching. The primaries are a living example of inner party democracy. Various political parties use them as an objective selection criterion to find the best representative from amongst the party members.

Because there is always a winner and a loser, primaries generate a lot of interest. But the BNF primaries produced the biggest of upsets when the incumbent president was defeated by an ordinary member of the party. Maemo Bantsi's victory over Otsweletse Moupo is the stuff that makes fairy tales.

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Let us all go to vote

Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...

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