UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says the ruling party will have the easiest campaign in the country’s history, adding that no promises will be made as President Hakainde Hichilema has already delivered. Meanwhile, Mwaliteta says the UPND is intact in the capital city and to demonstrate this, President Hichilema will be escorted by more than 200,000 supporters when he goes to file his nomination on Friday, May 22. The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced that the campaign period for the August polls will run from Saturday, May 23 to Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Speaking shortly after the ruling party successfully presented 100 supporters before the ECZ for pre-processing in Lusaka, Mwaliteta thanked President Hichilema for making the campaigns “easy”...

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