We never refused coalition -Saleshando

Saleshando
Saleshando

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Botswana Congress Party (BCP) President Dumelang Saleshando has dismissed reports that his party refused a coalition of opposition parties.

 

Addressing a rally during his tour of Selebi-Phikwe constituencies last Saturday, Saleshando indicated that having not joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) should not be translated to mean that his party does not want a coalition. He said they are already in coalition with opposition parties like Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM), National Democratic Front (NDF), Social Democratic Party  (SDP) as well as Marx, Engel, Lenin and Stalin (MELS) movement. “We entered the negotiation talks with the UDC in 2010 and no agreement was reached until the end of 2011.

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