Zambia: Mufumbwe Poll Passes Litmus Test

IN sharp contrast to what has transpired in previous elections in Mufumbwe District in North-Western Province, the just-ended parliamentary by-election has passed largely without any major incident that would give rise to complaints by the losers.

The two main political parties that contested the poll - the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) - have both accepted that the poll was free and fair, and the result reflected the will of the electorate in Mufumbwe.

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