Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock?

Sunday Standard Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock? Barely a year after suffering the most devastating electoral defeat in its history, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) now faces a question that could shape its future more profoundly than any congress resolution. Can a party rebuilding from opposition successfully rally around a leader facing multiple criminal charges? The dilemma confronting the BDP is not […] The post Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock? first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter

Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock?

Sunday Standard

Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock?

Barely a year after suffering the most devastating electoral defeat in its history, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) now faces a question that could shape its future more profoundly than any congress resolution.

Can a party rebuilding from opposition successfully rally around a leader facing multiple criminal charges? The dilemma confronting the BDP is not primarily legal. It is political.

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The post Can the BDP rebuild around a Leader in the dock? first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter