FDD candidate Daniel Chisenga has pulled out of the Mandevu parliamentary by-election, saying he has been forced to withdraw due to threats directed at his family. Chisenga explains that threats on his life began on the day of nominations and have since escalated to his family, forcing him to withdraw. A total of four candidates successfully filed their nominations for the Mandevu parliamentary by-election on October 8, 2026, among them UPND’s Adrian Banda, Leadership Movement’s Ntazana Musukuma and independent candidate Daniel Daka. However, the other candidates have reportedly also withdrawn from the race, leaving Banda unopposed ahead of the election scheduled for November 5, 2026. In a letter to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) dated October 28, 2026, Chisenga...