Dear Editor,The Patriotic Front (PF) should do an introspection following the party’s electoral defeat in last Thursday’s general election.The Patriotic Front F lost to the United Party for National Development (UPND), the then largest opposition political party in the country. In the August 12, 2021 general election, Hakainde Hichilema, The President elect polled 2,810,757 votes against his closest rival president Edgar Chagwa Lungu who polled 1,814,201 votes.The UPND won 83 parliamentary seats out of 156 elective seats and the PF garnered 61 parliamentary seats. The UPND maintained its grip in its strongholds namely Southern, Western and North Western provinces winning with huge margins. The ruling UPND won some seats in Eastern, Lusaka, Copperbelt, Muchinga, Luapula and Northern provinces which were perceived to be the PF strongholds.The UPND won the recently held general election with the message premised on revamping the ailing economy and the creation of employment opportunities for the people particularly the youths. On […]
PF SHOULD DO INTROSPECTION FOLLOWING ELECTORAL DEFEAT
