
The negotiations between Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) are said to be heading for a deadlock due to a proposal on powers of the Presidency from Botswana Movement of Democracy (BMD). Information gathered by this publication has shown that BMD negotiation team - be led by the party National Chairperson Nehemiah Modubule and Deputy President Wynter Mmolotsi – is set to bring a proposal that is expected to raffle feathers within the alliance. The two BMD leaders, who don’t see eye to eye due to factional differences, will lead the BMD team that will be negotiating on drafting of the UDC constitution. The team reportedly has Advocate Sidney Pilane as the advisor. According to the BMD draft proposal, the party wants a liberal constitution in which the President of the party and subsequently of the country will not have immense executive power. The party allegedly prefers a constitution in which power rests with the whole National Executive Committee (NEC) which is similar to theirs. Their non-executive power president is said to have been motivated by what they experienced at their former party - Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) – where party president has more power. The…