TONSE ALLIANCE SAYS UNITED OPPOSITION CAN UNSEAT UPND IN AUGUST POLLS
TONSE Alliance First Interim Vice Chairperson Chifumu Banda says if a united opposition manages to win the hearts of Zambians before the August polls, it is possible to unseat the UPND.
In an interview with Phoenix News, Mr. Banda says the resounding victory in Chawama is not a mere coincidence but a message by citizens that they need a united opposition with ideologies that enhance development in the country.
Mr. Banda, who is also Forum for Democracy and Development President, emphasises that the approach demonstrated the practical benefits of unity in numbers ahead of the national contest and is the beginning of new things to come.
Looking ahead, Mr. Banda expressed confidence that the momentum could be sustained into the Kasama mayoral by-election scheduled for 29 January 2026.
He has urged opposition parties to broaden cooperation and focus on winning voter trust through a common programme of issues that resonate with citizens, stressing that sustained unity and voter engagement are essential if the ruling party is to be removed from power in the August 13th polls.
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Zambians get into politics for survival and not to serve. It’s the reason everyone wants positions and that is a catalyst promoting failure in alliances.
Yes you are right, a united TONSE alliance will win in 2075. My baboon’s will win sooner
Yes a United Opposition will unseat the UPND, but I doubt if this can be done under the Tonse Alliance.
The opposition especially the FDD which is being used as a Special purpose Vehicle needs to be very strong both within and outside the alliance.
The UPND will infiltrate the FDD and will come with everything it has got to destroy it so that the Patriotic Front doesn’t use it as a platform for the 2026 Elections. The UPND has its own version of Democracy. It is infiltration, repression, abuse of State Institutions to crush any threat to it’s hold on power and Imingalato. And the FDD will have all these.
Meanwhile in Tonse Alliance, Kelvin Bwalyas Fube is now firmly anchored as Vice Chair deputizing the so called Chairman Apostle Dan Pule. He won’t let go of the Tonse Alliance, till he stands as Presidential Candidate in 2026. To ensure this , he has even expelled the Patriotic Front from the Alliance. The Given Lubinda PF Faction or People like Hon Brian Mundubile, the lone Soldier, will find it extremely difficult to re – enter the Tonse Alliance.
As things stand now, Tonse Alliance is “Zambia Must Prosper” and it is going for a Convention on 31st January, 2026 in which KBF will obviously be elected as flag bearer. He might dangle the Vice Presidency to the FDD due it’s enhanced clout after the Chawama bye Election.
Otherwise nearly all parties have left the Tonse Alliance. Sean Tembo and his PeP is no longer there, NRP, NCP, Green Party, etc, and the expelled PF. There’s only ZMP and Pule’s Christian Democratic Party.
After the Kasama Mayoral Bye Election scheduled for 29th January, 2026 in which the FDD is being used as a Special purpose Vehicle, there will be need for the FDD to sit down with the Patriotic Front, and the concerned parties platform initiated by the former Chief Justice Hon Lombe Chibesakunda.
A PFDD Alliance / Concerned Parties Platform might be the answer …
Other wise the Tonse Alliance is now firmly under the control of Kelvin Bwalya Fube.. Nothing will come out of this Alliance.
After you loose the Kasama mayoral by-elections,you will all sit down like Jumbo