If a Bemba picks an Eastern running mate, we’ll win – Mumbi Phiri

5th October 2025

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PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri addresses journalists shortly after she received defectors from FDD at the party secretariat on September 11, 2018 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala

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PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri addresses journalists shortly after she received defectors from FDD at the party secretariat on September 11, 2018 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala

Former Patriotic Front (PF) deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says if a Bemba presidential aspirant picks an Easterner as running mate, the opposition political party will win the 2026 general elections, defeating the UPND. Mumbi further stated that an Easterner would equally have a winning formula if they chose a Bemba as their running mate. The former Munali Member of Parliament made the remarks in a WhatsApp group discussion where she was reacting to a post by Lukashya PF MP George Chisanga. “Counsel Chisanga, this post you have posted is saying the truth and that’s what some people are failing to see. If it’s a Bemba who will be on top and an Easterner as a running mate, we will...