Zambia: Ruling PF Party Quashes Lungu's Opposition Pact Plan

Leaders of Zambia's ruling party, the Patriotic Front (PF), have quashed a plan by President Edgar Lungu to partner with opposition parties to secure a win in the country's upcoming election.

According to a report by local newspaper The Post, PF secretary general, Davies Chama, said his party could win the August 11 elections without partnering with the official opposition, Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD).

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