MUHABI Lungu has accused the UPND of conniving with Tonse Alliance candidates to withdraw from the by-elections. Recently, a Tonse Alliance candidate withdrew from the Mandevu parliamentary by-election, stating that he had been forced to withdraw due to threats directed at his family. And on Saturday, UPND Chairperson for Elections Likando Mufalali dismissed claims by the Tonse Alliance that its Mandevu parliamentary candidate was threatened into withdrawing from the November 5 by-election, describing the claims as malicious and unfounded. In an interview, Monday, Lungu, who is Tonse Alliance Secretary General, questioned how three candidates could withdraw from the by-elections on the same day without external influence. “Do you really think that it’s a coincidence that all three candidates withdrew on...

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