SOCIALIST PARTY RUBBISHES ‘UPND-SPONSORED’ OPINION POLLS
….they are not only fake and manupilative but a desperate move by the UPND to deceive Zambians says Hapunda
Lusaka… Saturday January 4, 2025
ZAMBIANS should ignore the fake and manupilative opinion polls sponsored by the ruling UPND through the Kenyan firm that they have hired to do image building for President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration ahead of the 2026 general elections, the Socialist Party (SP) has said.
Chief Advisor to the party President Brian Hapunda says the recently conducted online opinion poll in which President Hichilema emerged as the preferred presidential candidate was not only fake and manupilative but also a desperate move by the UPND to deceive Zambians.
Mr. Hapunda was reacting to an opinion poll that was conducted on Facebook, dubbed, “If elections were called today, who would you vote for?” in which the results favored Hichilema.
“The SP is aware of the fake and manipulate polls that are ran and sponsored by the UPND Government through their hired Kenyan firm to do an image building for President Hakainde Hichilema and his administration ahead of 2026 general elections,” Mr. Hapunda said.
He said the UPND-led Government should not fool itself as the sponsored fake pools will not help its dwindling popularity.
He said there was need for the UPND-led administration to learn from the past experiences of previous governments, which relied on deceptive opinion polls to create an illusion of public support.
He noted that these tactics ultimately led to significant challenges for those administrations during elections.
He further stressed that rather than focusing on these manipulated metrics, the UPND should concentrate on delivering the campaign promises made to the Zambian people before the 2021 general elections.
Mr. Hapunda pointed out that the primary opposition to the UPND Government and President Hichilema stems from the rising cost of living, which has impacted the majority of households.
He observed that many citizens have already made up their minds to oppose the UPND Government, asserting that no amount of manipulated opinion polls will dissuade the Zambian populace, who are eager for regime change in the upcoming elections.
Mr. Hapunda highlighted that the UPND Government has presented three national budgets so far, with only one remaining before the general elections on 13th August 2026, and expressed skepticism regarding the effectiveness of the final budget in addressing the economic challenges faced by the country.
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Continue living in denial, evidence is there for everyone to see, UPND is still popular and it’s popularity is ever going up. Never mind about those people, you inclusive, who are saying that the opinion polls favoring UPND are fake, you are just deceiving yourselves. 2026 is just next year, makashininkisha. Stop misleading people and misleading yourself, there are Zambians who have made up their minds to vote UPND out, apo kwena ubepele fye. High cost of living is not only here in Zambia, but worldwide.
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Hahahahahaha good one! Let them sponsor theirs indeed.
The opinion is true if elections were to be held today definitely President Hakainde Hichilema will still emerge as a win. The Socialist Party should swallow its pride and face facts that UPND is still popular and propelling economic development. The style of politics that the Socialist Party has embarked on are archaic because they are ever undermining the government and calling it all sort names focused on propaganda and falsehood.
Fred M’membe is used to disrespecting leaders and opposing whatever the government does.
Mr Apunda, with due respect, you need to realign your vision and opinions you give to the public. I wonder why you choose wrong parties to join. I like your character and resilience. You were used by PF and unceremoniously back benched for the 10 years PF was in power. You still want to be used by SP.
You could be useful to this country if you belonged to the right group of people. It does not have to be UPND, considering the tag that would hang on you because of your name.
Join Silavwe and drive a youthful party to take over from UPND when the time comes.
PF is full of old fashioned fellows who still believe in violence to drive their agenda.
After HH, we need a forward looking generation that will Unite Zambia and make it a strong Nation.
Forget the likes of MUNIR who are on a distraction path.
Mmembe is a divisive leader, or better still, misleader.
Support HH to make things easier for the future leadership. He is doing extremely well, under the circumstances.