SOCIALIST Party General Secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says the party has not participated in any by-elections that have taken place after the August general elections in order to focus on strengthening party structures. Dr Musumali adds that by-elections are expensive and that the party has had to weigh whether or not it is economically viable to participate in the by-elections, especially amid weakened party structures. In an interview, Dr Musumali said following the party’s poor performance in the August general elections, the party is conducting a performance review, which has informed the decision not to participate in by-elections. “The story behind it is that immediately after general elections, because of the very poor performance, we had to sit and review...