KAMFINSA PF MP Christopher Kang’ombe says the internal fights for parliamentary seats within the UPND will result in many independent candidates emerging from the ruling party. On Friday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said many opposition members of parliament would fail to retain their seats in the August general elections. Commenting on the matter in an interview, Monday, Kang’ombe argued that the opposition could gain an advantage in the elections if votes in the ruling party were split between adopted candidates and independents. “My experience is that from MMD, UNIP, PF to UPND, we’ve seen there are more aspiring candidates within the ruling party, which creates a division of the vote. Now, when you create a division of the vote,...

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