PEOPLE’s Alliance for Change (PAC) leader Andyford Banda says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should allow presidential candidates whose running mates have withdrawn to file fresh nominations. Recently, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) said it is awaiting the Constitutional Court’s guidance on the way forward following the withdrawal of two presidential running mates after the presidential ballot papers had been printed. In an interview, Saturday, Banda argued that running mates cannot be forced to continue simply because ballot papers have already been printed. “First of all, I think if you enter into alliances, you agree on certain things that must happen in that alliance. And if other parties are not meeting some of the obligations, an alliance partner...




