Zambia's Constitutional Court rules Edgar Lungu ineligible for 2026 Presidential Election – SADC

Zambia’s Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is not eligible to contest the 2026 and future presidential elections.

Delivering the watershed judgement, which was televised live, the court ruled that Lungu had previously been elected and held office twice, in 2015 and 2016 to 2021.

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