COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says the results of a Facebook poll in which President Hakainde Hichilema emerged as the preferred presidential candidate reflect his popularity on the ground. And Matambo says the UPND government will win the 2026 general elections by a bigger margin than in 2021. On December 30, 2024, President Hichilema emerged as the preferred presidential candidate in a tripartite Facebook poll conducted by News Diggers, Kalemba and an online page for Mwizukanji, dubbed, “If elections were called today, who would you vote for?” But on Saturday, Socialist Party president’s chief advisor Brian Hapunda described the polls as manipulative and a desperate move by the UPND to deceive Zambians. Commenting on this in an interview, Sunday, Matambo...

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