Continued violence during campaigns worries Grand Coalition

The Grand Coalition on the demand for a constitution says it is disturbed by incidents of electoral violence that have characterized the electoral campaigns as the country approaches the Election Day.

Coalition Chairperson Fr. Leonard Chiti says the coalition demands that that political parties exercise leadership by reigning in their cadres.

He has called on the Zambia police force to professionally deal with the perpetrators of violence regardless of the political parties they are coming from.

Fr. Chiti notes that the continued violence ahead of the January 20^th 2015 presidential has a potential to scare away voters thereby promoting voter apathy.

He says unless the lip service condemnation of violence by political party leaders is translated into action, the violence is unlikely to end.

Fr. Chiti has further appealed for peace and unity ahead of the presidential elections.