Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has scooped the Lukulu West by-election by a wide margin handing ruling Patriotic Front a massive defeat in the remote Western Province constituency.
With the Electoral Commission of Zambia having been dragging their feet in announcing the results where the opposition had taken a significant lead, the results were finally released last night with the UPND’s Misheck Mutelo winning by a landslide.
Mutelo polled 3894 ahead of PF’s Eileen Imbwae who got 1754 votes. This represents a massive vote difference of 2140 in a by-election the ruling party poured millions of funds with Vice-President Guy Scott abrogating the Electoral Code to campaign during prohibited hours.
Dr Scott had to be forced out of Lukulu by ECZ director Priscilla Isaacs when she called to remind him the campaign period had ended and he was not supposed to continue holding rallies on Sunday, 48 hours before the poll.
ULP candidate Mubita Sikwa got 61 votes. The win means UPND now has 30 seats in Parliament. PF won the Kapiri Mposhi by-election through Eddie Musonda who polled 6,614 votes against UPND’s Lawrence Zimba who had 5,470 representing a difference of 1144 in a heavily rigged by-election.
Meanwhile, the UPND leadership is this morning scheduled to hold a press conference to discuss details of the by-election and give a hint on a possible decision petition the election in Kapiri.
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