Polls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms tested
Presidential candidate Brian Muntayalwa Mundubile waves at supporters in Lusaka, Zambia [AFP]‘National reset’Speaking to the AFP news agency on Wednesday, Mundubile said the government had tightened restrictions on his party’s campaign and he did not see the election as being free and fair.
Long regarded as one of Africa’s more stable democracies, Zambia has come under scrutiny over concerns that Hichilema’s government has narrowed the space for dissent even as it promises stronger economic recovery.
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