MILES Sampa has announced that the Patriotic Front has withdrawn from the presidential race in the forthcoming August general elections. This decision comes after the former ruling party already paid the K100,000 presidential nomination fee and adopted former health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya as its presidential candidate. The withdrawal follows months of internal wrangles and legal battles centred on disputes over the party’s leadership, following the death of former president Edgar Lungu on June 5, 2025, who is yet to be buried. Addressing the media, Monday evening, Sampa said after wide consultations, the party had decided to give itself a 10-year project to rebuild from the “ashes” of losing in 2021. “I want to officially announce that the Patriotic Front...