Attorney General applies to join Sangwa’s ECZ petition as second respondent

THE Attorney General has applied to join the matter in which Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court to order the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the affidavit for presidential candidates and running mates to include the number of times the candidate has held office as President as required by Article 106(3) of the Constitution. The Attorney General has applied to join the matter as a second respondent. In this matter, Sangwa cited ECZ as the respondent in the matter and wanted the Commission to be commanded to amend the affidavit to include another paragraph to comply with Article 106(3) of the Constitution, which must read: “I have not twice held office as President”, or any…...