UPND Chairperson for Elections Likando Mufalali has dismissed claims by the Tonse Alliance that its Mandevu parliamentary candidate was threatened into withdrawing from the November 5 by-election, describing the claims as malicious and unfounded. Mufalali says no one pursued, intimidated or forced the opposition candidate to withdraw, insisting that the UPND believes in peaceful elections and does not engage in criminal activities. On Friday, Tonse Alliance Secretary-General Muhabi Lungu alleged that the alliance’s candidate had been receiving threats and that a telephone call from Lusaka Province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta had contributed to his decision to withdraw from the race. Lungu also called for the cancellation of the Mandevu by-election to allow the opposition alliance to field another candidate. The withdrawal...