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Presidential Candidate Peter Sinkamba has become the second Presidential
candidate to successfully file in his nomination papers for the January 20th
2015 Presidential poll.
Mr. Sinkamba
was successfully accepted as a presidential nominee by the Acting Chief Justice
Lombe Chibesakunda after a long wait of about three hours on December 17, 2014
He was successful after Forum for Democratic Alternative Party Presidential candidate Ludwig Sondashi successfully filed in his nomination.
The delay in Mr. Sinkamba's filing in was
caused by the lack of the required number of 200 hundred supporters, but later
totaled up after the remaining number of supporters showed up.
And Acting
Chief justice Lombe Chibesakunda, who was accompanied by Electoral Commission
of Zambia Chairperson Justice Ireen Mambilima, congratulated Mr. Sinkamba for
his successful filling in of nomination.
Meanwhile, Mr.
Sinkamba has express confidence that his party will form government come
January 20th 2015 because of the strong political campaign he has
carried out.
Mr. Sinkamba
further explained that the party’s campaign ideology of legalising marijuana
should not be misinterpreted by people.
And People’s
Redemption Party has withdrawn from the January 20th, 2015
Presidential election race.
Presenting the
decision before acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda and Electoral
Commission of Zambia Chairperson Justice Ireen Mambilima, PRP president Gerry
Sikazwe said he has taken the decision because he wants to support the ruling
patriotic front.
Mr. Sikazwe
who was scheduled to file in his nomination at about 11:30 hours came hours
later without any support and made the announcement to the Presidential
election presiding officer Justice Lombe Chibesakunda.
On Thursday, 18 December 2014, Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Leader Edith Nawakwi, National Restoration Party (NAREP)'s Elias Chipimo Jr. and United Poor People of Zambia Freedom Party Leader Alex Muliokela are expected to file in their nominations.
out of the 11 candidates, Only one female candidate is contesting the January 20, 2015 Presidential Elections.
