According to the Alliance constitution, anyone wishing to become the Tonse Alliance President must first join the Patriotic Front Party, as the presidential candidate must come from the PF – Hon Given Lubinda
Lubinda Clarifies PF’s Role in Tonse Alliance Presidential Candidacy.
By Goodson BANDA
Astro TV
22/08/2025
Acting President of the Patriotic Front PF and Tonse Alliance Chairperson Given Lubinda has stated that there is no competition in the Alliance regarding the selection of a presidential candidate, as the matter is solely determined by the PF.
Speaking during an interview on Astro TV’s Your Voice governance program, Mr. Lubinda explained that the alliance constitution stipulates that the PF is the deciding authority on who should stand as presidential candidate under Tonse.
He further emphasized that any individual belonging to a political party outside the PF, but wishing to contest under the Tonse umbrella, would be required to defect and join the Patriotic Front first.
Mr. Lubinda maintained that the arrangement is in line with the spirit and guiding principles of the alliance, which he said places the PF at the core of its leadership decisions.
-AstroNews
What does alliance mean Mr Lubinda? I am afraid it will end like UKA as you are underrating other parties that form the alliance.
Alliance means PF.So there is no Tonse,it’s only PF.
Can one make understand this Lubinda formula ati anyone wishing to be President of Tonse Alliance should first join PF.
My question is: Who formed Tonse Alliance? To my knowledge when Tonse was formed Lungu was in UKA. After being humiliated by the Sabois he shifted to Tonse Alliance and because of his political weight he imposed himself as President (am i correct) if I am correct then why should Lubinda impose a condition on those that formed Tonse Alliance?
This is a breaking point or deliberately move to chase those that formed it because Tonse Alliance is already known PF want to use it as their political vehicle.
This is being to arrog and selfish.
By the time those wrangles will end the Heroes stadium will be undergoing a clean-up after Bally’s second swearing-in in August 2026.
Kwamana badaala. Tonse Alliance will not survive this one. It’s dying
Lubinda doesn’t know the meaning of alliance. You are wasting time to organise yourselves as an opposition. Time is of essence and not much is left to the next election. Wake up to this fact.
This is the end of PF. There will be no PF MPs after the 2026 elections. These wrangles will never end as long as Lubinda and Nakachinda remain in PF. The mighty PF is gone and its members and leaders do not even know what to do and haven’t direction.
HH will be unopposed and UPND will have a 90% majority in parliament. This will be for the good of our country. Most of the PF thieves will be serving jail and a the commanders will disappear from the streets and markets.