TONSE Alliance Secretary General Muhabi Lungu has called for the cancellation of the Mandevu parliamentary by-election, describing the sudden withdrawal of opposition candidates from the race as undemocratic. Lungu has also claimed that the alliance’s candidate received a call from Lusaka Province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta, who allegedly said he did not want the candidate, Daniel Chisenga, to get into trouble. Meanwhile, Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says UPND candidate Adrian Banda will be declared duly elected member of parliament for Mandevu after three other candidates withdrew from the race. Speaking during a press briefing, Friday, Lungu said ECZ should do the right thing and give the Tonse Alliance an opportunity to identify a new candidate....

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