By GRACE CHAILE THE National Assembly of Zambia and the Attorney General have opposed an application to stop the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) from proceeding to conduct the Petauke Central by-election, arguing that the request suffers from lack of merit. The application, filed by Isaac Mwanza, Executive Director of the Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) before the Constitutional Court, seeks a conservatory order to halt the by-election. Mr Mwanza is challenging the constitutionality of the National Assembly’s decision to declare a vacancy, which he claims violates the Constitution by overstepping the judiciary’s mandate to adjudicate breaches of CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
State opposes halting Petauke by-election
