{"id":58166,"date":"2024-11-02T16:42:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=58166"},"modified":"2024-11-02T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:39:52","slug":"masisi-accepts-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/masisi-accepts-defeat","title":{"rendered":"Masisi Accepts Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president Mokgweetsi Masisi has accepted his fate following his party&#8217;s poor performance in the 2024 General elections<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media this morning, Masisi said as a presidential candidate he has accepted defeated and confirmed he has personally called Umbrella for Democratic (UDC) president Duma Boko to congratulate him.<\/p>\n<p>Masisi said he first made the call yesterday and another call this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will also hand over all outstanding government matters to the new president so he may address them after his inauguration. I will continue to serve the interests of my beloved Botswana within the parameters of our constitution,\u201d Masisi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise to do my part to build a strong country from within and to work with the new administration to ensue that every citizen has opportunities at their fingertips. I look forward to attending the inauguration,\u201d Masisi said.<\/p>\n<p>The process of handing over Government Masisi said will &#8220;start tomorrow or as in my discussion with the president elect, at a time convenient to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will begin all administrative work to facilitate the transition and I assure you that I will not take any actions to hinder or slow down this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Botswana Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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