THE Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted that President Hakainde Hichilema will emerge victorious in the 2026 general elections if he oversees the country’s return to debt stability without severe austerity measures. According to the EIU Zambia report generated on November 18, 2022, efforts to end corruption, restore relations with the international community and improve governance, support President Hichilema’s popularity and political stability. “The next legislative and presidential elections are due in 2026, the final year of our forecast period. In the August 2021 presidential election Mr Hichilema won 59 percent of the vote, compared with Mr Lungu’s 38.7 percent. In the legislative election his United Party for National Development won 82 seats, a majority of the 156 directly elected...