PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says former president Edgar Lungu is willing to meet President Hakainde Hichilema to talk about restoring democracy and halting harassment of members of the opposition. And Nakacinda says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to bar PF from participating in by-elections deeply undermines democracy. Meanwhile, Nakacinda says the party’s central committee has appointed an urgent ad-hoc committee to scrutinise the party’s association with the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA). Speaking after a PF central committee meeting chaired by Lungu, Saturday, Nakacinda said the former head of state was ready to dialogue with President Hichilema on the need to restore democracy. “Zambia’s Sixth president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to restore democracy...

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