Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana public holidays (qppstudio.net). Addressing participants during a two-day national youth workshop on Monday, the Principal Public Relations Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Mr Osupile Maroba, said the prerogative to declare election day a public holiday lies with the president, adding that there is nothing that the commission can do in that regard if the law is not amended.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Botswana Election Day Public Holiday Update 3
Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana public holidays (qppstudio.net). Addressing participants during a two-day national youth workshop on Monday, the Principal Public Relations Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Mr Osupile Maroba, said the prerogative to declare election day a public holiday lies with the president, adding that there is nothing that the commission can do in that regard if the law is not amended.
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