By OLIVER SAMBOKOTHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should be given powers to deregister any political party that instigates violence during or after elections to preserve the integrity of the electoral process, Chief Shakumbila of the Sala and Ila people of Central Province has said.The traditional leader said violence had the potential to erode confidence in the electoral process and lead to a low turn-out in next year’s general elections.He said it was evident from the many cases of violence during elections that some political leaders are trouble makers and the ones causing anarchy in the country.Chief Shakumbila said the only way to stop political violence in the country was to come up with a mechanism were the ECZ had powers to deregister political parties that are in the habit of using violence as a means to win elections.Chief Shakumbila said political violence did not only affect voter turn-out, but also was also responsible for […]
‘GIVE ECZ POWERS TO DEREGISTER VIOLENT PARTIES’
