MOVEMENT for National Renewal (MNR) leader John Sangwa has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to extend the voter registration period to ensure eligible citizens have an opportunity to register as voters. And Sangwa says ECZ must lift restrictions on monitors to allow comprehensive observation of the exercise by political parties and civil-society organisations. In a statement, Sangwa noted that the widespread operational and administrative challenges threatened to disenfranchise citizens and erode public confidence in the national exercise. “Zambia has once again entered a decisive moment in its democratic journey, the ongoing mass voter registration exercise, which lays the foundation for the 2026 General Election. Credible elections begin with a credible voter register. It is through this process...