THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has raised concerns over what it has described as shrinking democratic space and growing signs of government control in Zambia following the August 2026 general elections. EU EOM Chief Observer Michael McNamara adds that the Mission’s media monitoring found that ZNBC was overwhelmingly biased in favour of President Hakainde Hichilema during the election period, giving him up to 96 percent of airtime. Government has, however, questioned the findings, stating that the EU does not have access to all the intelligence, security information and law enforcement investigations available to sovereign state institutions. Speaking during the presentation of the Mission’s Final Report on the August 13 general elections, Tuesday, McNamara said the suspension of...