The main challengers to the BDP are the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) led by Dumelang Saleshando; the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) led by Duma Boko (AC Vol 65 No 17 Ben-Menashe heads to Gaborone); and the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) led by Mephato Reatile and backed by former president Khama (Dispatches 17/9/24 Khama returns to face court cases and boost opposition election campaign)...
The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is an opposition alliance led by Duma Boko 54 who is a lawyer and is standing for the third time as a presidential contender...
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Khama's BPF is part of the Umbrella for Democratic Change a broad opposition coalition led by Duma Boko that expects to challenge the ruling Botswana Democratic Party and which has accused the BDP of preparing the ground for massive electoral fraud (AC Vol 65 No 17 Ben-Menashe heads to Gaborone)...
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Ben-Menashe who has taken on Kenya's former Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i is now also acting for Duma Boko the leader of the opposition Botswana National Front (BNF)...
According to filings under the Foreign Agents Registration Act Ben-Menashe ‘will attempt to influence United States policy in favour of Mr Duma Boko becoming the elected President of Botswana through means of lobbying public relations and economic development activities'...
The UDC put on a show of unity in an eve-of-poll rally attended by Butale UDF leader Duma Boko and Khama present through a video-link in which they denounced Masisi and promised to keep the electoral pact together...
In his affidavit UDC President Duma Boko who lost his seat in Gaborone to a BDP candidate claims there was double voting by BDP members in his constituency (AC Vol 60 No 20 The elite's big election fight)...
Party President Duma Boko has taken a lot of fire for the heavy defeat and his own position is in danger and the opposition coalition in worse shape than ever...
The BDP's victory was so overwhelming that none the opposition party leaders – Duma Boko of UDC Ndaba Gaolathe of AP and Biggie Butale of BPF – won their own seats...
The coalition president Duma Boko was one of the fiercest critics of Khama during his tenure accusing the former president of abetting corruption misrule and dictatorship...
Duma Gideon Boko (UDC)This 48-year-old lawyer is the President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) electoral alliance...
If Motswaledi had been around to lead the opposition campaign rather than the less charismatic BNF President Duma Boko the alliance could have triumphed several local pundits believe...
A BDP breakaway party the Botswana Movement for Democracy initially raised expectations after forming an electoral pact with the two main existing opposition parties the Botswana National Front led by Duma Boko and the Botswana Congress Party led by Gilson Saleshando (AC Vol 50 No 21 Khama's expected triumph & Vol 53 No 16 Threats to Khama fade)...