THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it can only confirm that a candidate has been sponsored by a political party if the candidate produces an adoption certificate signed by that party’s Secretary General and president. The Commission has therefore asked the court to dismiss a petition filed by Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba and the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC). Sinkamba and PAC filed a petition challenging ECZ’s directive requiring a dual signature on adoption certificates by both a political party’s president and Secretary General. However, in an affidavit in reply, the Commission argued that it was bound by the Constitution and Electoral Process Act. “The respondent will aver that the Constitution mandates the 1st respondent to implement the...