By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAlawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court to compel the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the affidavit for Presidential candidate/Running mate by including a paragraph which says “I have not twice held office as President.”Mr Sangwa stated that the said paragraph will comply with Article 106 (3) of the Constitution.Article 106 (3) states: A person who has twice held office as President is not eligible for election as President.However, Article 106 (6) (3) (a and b) explains that to have served a full term as President, at least three years should remain before the date of the next general election and that if less than three years still remains at the date on which the President assumed office, he will not be deemed to have served a term.Effectively the constitution envisages a situation where a President may serve for 13 years.The clauses state that the Vice-President or the President-elect […]
ELIGIBILITY:SANGWA PETITIONS CONCOURT
