Some Patriotic Front (PF) polling agents in the Chitimukulu local government by-election in Chililabombwe were on Thursday allegedly intimidated and physically abused, while others were expelled from polling stations by suspected UPND cadres in full view of police officers, the Patriotic Front (PF) has said.
UPND thugs eject PF polling agents

Election officials count ballot papers at a voting station in Lusaka, January 20, 2015. Zambians voted for their next leader on Tuesday in a tight race between a populist lawyer and a wealthy economist after the former president died in office. Edgar Lungu, leader of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), is seen having a slight edge over Hakainde Hichilema, a businessman whose United Party for National Development (UPND) has wooed the middle-class and investors. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (ZAMBIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR4M6VX
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