Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:55:02 +0000 By VIOLET TEMBO THE ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party has scooped the Masaiti council chairperson seat polling 7,777 votes out of the 13,156 cast. The opposition United Party for Nation Development (UPND) party managed to collect 5,222 votes. At 6:45 hours on Wednesday morning, Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Masaiti district Returning Officer Emmanuel Chilombo declared PF candidate Christine Chande as the overall winner of the election. “I, Emmanuel Chilombo, Returning Officer for Masaiti district having ascertained the results in accordance with the law declare that 5,222 have been given to Matuvu and 7,777 votes to Chande. “Chande being the overall winner has been elected as Masaiti district council chairperson. “A total of 13,156 votes were cast and 157 ballots had been rejected,” Chilombo announced as the ruling party broke into jubilation lifting their candidate in the air. According to results from Masaiti district, PF party candidate […]
