THE Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) says its findings on Zambia’s August general elections are similar to those of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM). CCMG Programme Director Peter Mwanangombe says CCMG agrees with the EU’s concerns over shrinking democratic space, restrictions on political activities and human rights issues surrounding the elections. On Tuesday, the EU EOM released its final report on the August 13, 2026 general elections, raising concerns over what it described as shrinking democratic space and growing signs of government control. Government, however, questioned the findings, arguing that the EU does not have access to all the intelligence, security information and law enforcement investigations available to sovereign state institutions. In an interview, Wednesday, Mwanangombe said...