THE Socialist Party says it has been holding conventions routinely as stipulated in its constitution. On Tuesday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa urged opposition political parties to hold conventions in 2025 ahead of the 2026 general elections. Mweetwa said government was concerned that a number of political leaders had not been elected by any mandated organ of their political parties, citing Fred M’membe and Harry Kalaba. Responding to this in an interview, Wednesday, Socialist Party general secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali argued that the last convention held by the party was in September 2024. He questioned the state of intra-party democracy in the UPND today. “Mr Mweetwa is not sincere with what he is saying! Let him start with his own...