Court Finds Zambia Ex-President Lungu Ineligible for Re-Election
- Edgar Lungu was twice elected President in 2015 and 2016
- Lungu announced a political comeback in October 2023
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A Zambian court ruled that former President Edgar Lungu cannot stand in future elections for the nation’s top office, as he has already held it twice.
For that reason, Lungu is ineligible under the constitution “to participate in any future elections as a presidential candidate,” Constitutional Court Deputy President Arnold Shilimi said in a televised judgment on Tuesday.