WIRE — PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema will run with Vice President Mutale Nalumango as his running mate in the Aug. 13, 2026, general election. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) validated the nominations of Hichilema and Nalumango as United Party for National Development presidential and vice-presidential candidates on Friday. ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said the nominations were accepted The post Hichilema retains Nalumango as running mate after ECZ validates UPND nomination first appeared on Mwebantu.
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