Caritas Zambia has indicated that the controversy surrounding the redistribution of proportional representation (PR) seats initially allocated to the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) may have been influenced by forces seeking to weaken the opposition and benefit the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND). This comes after the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) refuted claims that it manipulated the allocation of proportional representation seats belonging to NRPUP in favour of the UPND, insisting that the redistribution followed the law. Of the 40 proportional representation seats introduced under the new electoral system, the initial allocation gave the...
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