Zambia Opposition Party, Patriotic Front Discuss Alliance

The national secretary of Zambia’s opposition Movement for Multi-Party Democracy said it had begun talks with President Edgar Lungu and his ruling party about forming an alliance ahead of the August 11 general election. Raphael Nakachinda also denied media reports that a dispute within the MMD, the second-biggest opposition group, could derail any possible alliance with the Patriotic Front. He said the move to confer with the PF resulted from a new constitutional provision requiring...

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