
The much eagerness by the newly launched opposition party Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) to seal a pact deal with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is said to be discussed at the upcoming UDC conference. Having held its historic launch in Kanye last week, the new opposition party led on interim basis by former democrat Biggie Butale hasn’t ruled out the possible working relations with UDC. Nevertheless, BPF will have to wait a little longer for further UDC consultations that will be undertaken during joint UDC conference to be held from the 13th-16th of July in Gaborone. UDC president Duma Boko when asked about the status of UDC-BPF possible working relations, he indicated during the media briefing that the UDC conference will discuss the BPF matter as well. Boko said BPF as an opposition party is open to engaging in any opposition coalition noting that at the moment UDC is not in competition with Ian Khama who is the BPF Patron as well. He indicated that UDC’s main arch-rival is BDP led by Mokgweetsi Masisi; hence there is no way UDC cannot be welcoming to BPF based on the delusion that UDC might hate it for it being associated with…