PF Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/pf/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 PF Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/pf/ 32 32 Zambian votes after violence-torn campaign https://jjcornish.com/2016/08/zambian-votes-violence-torn-campaign/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/08/zambian-votes-violence-torn-campaign/ Zambians go to the polls today to elect a president and parliament after a campaign rocked by violence. Voters will also cast their ballots in a referendum on a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. ends into The highest profile battle today is between President Edgar Lungu and his ruling Patriotic Front and wealthy businessman […]

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]]> Zambians go to the polls today to elect a president and parliament after a campaign rocked by violence.

Voters will also cast their ballots in a referendum on a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

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The highest profile battle today is between President Edgar Lungu and his ruling Patriotic Front and wealthy businessman Hakainde Hichilema who leads the United Party for National Development.

Colorful flags and posters urge voters to make their choice after unprecedented clashes between supporters of the UP and UPND marred the run up to the poll.

Voters are voicing  concern about this and about the declining economy, youth unemployment and energy woes.

Lungu won last year’s snap poll by a small margin.

Today’s winner will need 50% plus one vote for victory.

The ruling party says its confident of achieving this.

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