Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has challenged President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND to face the electorate without fear, arguing that a strong five-year record should leave no reason to fear opposition candidates or voters.
A Direct Challenge in the Final Stretch
Speaking as Zambia entered the final days of campaigning, Mundubile argued that the real opposition any government faces is not another party or candidate, but the ordinary voter who holds constitutional power to decide the country’s leadership. He urged Hichilema and the UPND to let their five-year performance be judged directly at the ballot box rather than through fear of the electorate, framing the vote itself as the ultimate test of governance.
Mundubile’s remarks come amid a string of separate claims he has raised in recent weeks concerning alleged arrests, intimidation and obstruction involving political actors and media figures during the campaign period, adding to an already tense final stretch before polling day.
A Message of Democratic Sovereignty
Mundubile maintained that no political party should consider itself larger than the electorate, asserting that the voter is sovereign and the ballot supreme. His comments reflect a closing campaign message centred on accountability, positioning the election itself as the definitive judgment on the ruling party’s tenure.
