LUSAKA, July 28 – Zambian President Rupiah Banda dissolved parliament on Thursday and set Sept. 20 as the date for elections that are likely to hand him and his Movement for Multi-party Democracy another five years in power in Africa’s biggest copper producer.
With the $13 billion economy running at more than 6 percent annual growth, Banda was always in a strong position for the presidential and parliamentary polls and analysts said that could improve if he manages to capitalise on divisions in the opposition.
Source: Reuters Africa newsletter
Did you find this information helpful? If you did, consider donating.