UPND declares 2026 as a violence-free election year

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The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) has declared 2026 a violence-free general election year and called on all political stakeholders to work together to ensure peaceful polls.

UPND Strategic Planning and Resource Mobilization Religious Affairs and Chaplaincy Service Committee Chairperson, Dr. Richard Kakuwa, said political violence must be addressed early by confronting the root causes such as the misuse of youths, drug and alcohol abuse, and provocative politics.

Dr. Kakuwa says Zambia should not return to the violent electoral patterns of the past and has urged political parties to focus on marketing themselves through their manifestos and not through confrontation or intimidation.

"Any political party that will engage in violence will be seen by the public as one without an agenda," he said.

He has further appealed to political party leaders to begin championing peace now, so that by the time the country heads to the polls in 2026, the stability and maturity of Zambia's democracy will be evident to all.

Dr. Kakuwa has also noted that since the UPND formed government, incidents of political violence have significantly reduced a positive trend that should continue.

He added that Zambia is already in an election mood, and the 2026 general elections should become a national reference point demonstrating the country’s political maturity and peaceful democratic transition.

ENDS……………………………………..

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