ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis says it was NRPUP, and not Brian Mundubile, that was legally mandated to submit a party list for the proportional representation (PR) seats. Zaloumis says NRPUP was given seven days to submit a complete list, adding that the Commission was legally required to redistribute the vacant seats to UPND after NRPUP failed to do so. She insists that the redistribution was done in accordance with the law and not political preference. Following the August general elections, the UPND was allocated 32 of the 40 PR seats after NRPUP submitted only eight names. Some Tonse Alliance-affiliated members have accused ECZ and NRPUP, which left the alliance, of colluding to give the opposition’s seats...