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September 1, 2019
Botswana’s President MokgweetsiMasisi has ordered the conduct of the country’s general elections on October 23,as tensions rise with his alienated predecessor, Ian Khama, the man who put himin the top job.
Khama, whose father led the countryto independence, has accused Masisi of becoming an autocrat and threatening thecountry’s reputation as an encouragement of stability.
An official of the Botswana’sNational Election Commission, Osupile Maroba said Masisi has called for theholding of the 2019 General Elections to fill the fifty seven National Assemblyvacancies and four hundred and ninety local government vacancies.
The last date for nominations isSeptember 26.
The country has been ruled by theBotswana Democratic Party uninterruptedly since it gained independence fromBritain in 1966 and will this year come face to face with the oppositioncoalition Umbrella for Democratic Change.