THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has rejected calls to cancel the Mandevu parliamentary by-election after three candidates withdrew from the race, saying the Constitution allows the only remaining candidate to be declared the winner. Recently, the Commission announced that three candidates had submitted resignation letters, among them Leadership Movement’s Ntazana Musukuma, independent candidate Daniel Daka and FDD candidate Daniel Chisenga, leaving UPND’s Adrian Banda unopposed ahead of the by-election scheduled for November 5, 2026. However, Tonse Alliance Secretary General Muhabi Lungu called for the cancellation of the Mandevu parliamentary by-election, describing the sudden withdrawal of opposition candidates from the race as undemocratic. Responding to a press query, Monday, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro explained that if only one...