THE Tonse Alliance has reopened the matter concerning former president Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to participate in future elections before the Constitutional Court. The Alliance argues that the Constitutional Court’s decision to declare Lungu ineligible before he could even lodge his nomination papers contravenes Article 52(4) of the Constitution, which stipulates that such a determination must be done after a person files their nomination papers. Sean Tembo, in his capacity as Tonse Alliance spokesperson, has filed a petition in the Constitutional Court, citing the Attorney General as the respondent. “On 9th October, 2023, one Michelo Chizombe, a member of the United Party for National Development (UPND) and a Zambian citizen, filed a Petition in the Constitutional Court alleging that the participation...
