By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSATHE unprecedented number of election petitions is not only undermining the legitimacy of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) but also weakening its financial base, says veteran politician George Mpombo.He said the high number of election petitions were a drainpipe of the country’s financial resources.Dr Mpombo said the over 70 Parliamentary petitions as well as the more than 200 Local Government appeals were politically and morally unacceptable.The former Defence minister in an interview described the petitions as a severe setback to Zambia’s democratic and electoral process.He said that the petitions had exposed the inability for political players to accept defeat.Dr Mpombo said the petitions would gobble the meagre resources, have which would in turn undermine ECZ’s process of running by-elections.“These petitions are unnecessary drainpipes and undermining the legitimacy of ECZ. ECZ is going to spend mammoth resources to defend themselves against these petitions. It is weakening the financial base of ECZ.“I think […]
BULKY ELECTION PETITIONS UNDERMINING LEGITIMACY OF ECZ – MPOMBO
