Zambia’s Constitutional Court gives nod to Edgar Lungu’s reelection bid
Second opposition challenge to his eligibility on the basis of the two-term limit rejected
11 June 2021 - 16:46
Lusaka — Zambia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that President Edgar Lungu can stand for reelection in August, throwing out a second opposition challenge to his eligibility on the basis of the constitutional two-term limit.
The ruling comes as Zambia faces a multipronged economic crisis, after overleveraging its debt right before the brutal global Covid-19 shutdown. The crisis has triggered Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign default and driven the southern African country to seek emergency IMF help...
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