国际英语资讯:Botswanas former president quits ruling party
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 25-- <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Seretse">Seretse</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> "<span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>" <span word="under">under</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mokgweetsi">Mokgweetsi</span> <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span>.</p><p><span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serowe">Serowe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="some">some</span> 300 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gaborone">Gaborone</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.1 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="quits">quits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="BDP">BDP</span>) <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="successor">successor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="handpicked">handpicked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="deteriorated">deteriorated</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="BDP">BDP</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BDP">BDP</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="Umbrella">Umbrella</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Change">Change</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="BDP">BDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="reigns">reigns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>. <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p>
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