Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) says it is against the holding of the referendum alongside the general election. ZED Spokesperson Wesley Miyanda, says the referendum should have been held separately considering that people do not fully understand the contents of the expanded bill of rights. Mr. Miyanda adds that holding the referendum side by side with the general election ...

The opposition UPND has described as suspicious the final decision by Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to award the tender to print ballot papers to Dubai based Al Ghurair printing company. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party has no doubt that this is also part of the Patriotic Front’s scheme to manipulate the elections. He states that his party ...

Government has been advised to consider holding the referendum on the Bill of Rights alongside the possible re-run of the August 11th presidential election. Electoral expert Macdonald Chipenzi says crowding the general election with a national referendum poses an electoral risk. Mr. Chipenzi points out that having five ballots papers already congests the general election. In an interview, Mr. Chipenzi ...