FDD TO LODGE COMPLAINT OVER CHAWAMA BY-ELECTION
By Constance Shilengwe
The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has announced plans to lodge a formal complaint against the United Party for National Development (UPND) and its candidate in the recently held Chawama by-election.
FDD spokesperson Anthony Chibuye says the party is concerned that UPND officials prematurely declared their candidate, Mr. Morgan Munda, as the winner before the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced the official results.
Mr. Chibuye adds that celebrations which followed, including loud music and other activities, had the potential to disturb public peace, undermine the electoral process, and threaten state security.
He says the matter will be taken up with the relevant authorities.
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That’s a very weak case my brother, the law is very clear on the declaration of a winner. After any election in Zambia, the only mandated body to officially declare a winner is the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). Anything from any other source should simply be ignored. What UPND did was just claiming that their candidate had won and they did that in celebratory mood, but ECZ had not declared him a winner. So even if you go to Court, what’s your complaint there? What we know is that the President, the UPND party and the UPND losing candidate all congratulated FDD and the winning candidate Bright Nundwe. No one can claim to have won at the time congratulate another person as a winner, it doesn’t make sense at all. Your case will be thrown out, don’t even waste your time.
You are just wasting your time and resources. Elections are just a few months away.
The Parliament will be dissolved in four months time, 31st May, 2026 and you want to waste time going to Court instead of preparing for the real battle. Are you serious bwana? This time Chawama simuzaimyanga, just wait and see.
This is a Breach of Public Peace indeed, and if this was announced on UPND Facebook page, Cyber law violation should follow.
No one is authorized to announce Election Results. If UPND announced this, it is a clear violation of the Law.
if it was the PFDD who had announced this. Boy oh boy, Guns could have come blazing!
Report to the Zambia Police Service.
Thats a misdemeanor. Have your field day…but in enforcing this. You are doing UPND a favour and ensuring that the rights of citizens are upheld; the public education is restored.
At the end the day, will it be worth the time and effort? Your acting Party President and a lawyer ought to know better. Or its about cost recovery? Am inclind to agree with @Citizen amd @Katana