WIRE โ€” The contest for Chipata Central has narrowed weeks before the August 13, 2026 general elections after the Leadership Movement Party candidate withdrawing from the parliamentary race. Party candidate Syluvias Kamungu has formally exited the contest through a letter to the ECZ District Electoral Officer in Chipata, dated June 22, 2026. The decision, he says follows

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