Botswana Elections Reports (2009) : Way Forward For The Opposition

The 2009 general elections have clearly shown that the opposition is weak and still has a long way to go. Despite the public’s criticism against Khama towards the elections,BDP has won with flying colours. But what did we expect? We haven’t seen any opposition party taking the interest of poor working class by heart. All around the world, except in Botswana, millions and millions of ordinary people took to the streets their concerns. This was so because the opposition movements organized and offered direction and clarity to the masses. If there is no clarity in practice of which party represents which economic class, the opposition parties will never, never ever oust the capitalist BDP from state power.