By MUBANGA LUCHEMBE The presidential eligibility petitions filed in the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) by a myriad of UPND sympathizers aimed at barring the incumbent president, Edgar Lungu, from contesting in the upcoming general elections, were bound to fail. The question was when would they fail and who would be embarrassed?The Court’s judgment of June 11 provided the answers. It declared that President Lungu was eligible to contest the upcoming general elections. After all, that was the third time the ConCourt had ruled that he was eligible to stand as a presidential candidate. Judge Anne Sitali when delivering the abridged majority judgment declared that he was entitled to contest the elections as he had not twice held office. She stated that Article 106 did not bar him from participating in the election this year. Adding that the first respondent’s nomination was valid and he was entitled to stand for election on August 12.However, one of the ConCourt […]
CONCOURT’S BOMBSHELL LEAVES UPND FLAT ON ITS FACE
