{"id":47800,"date":"2023-08-29T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties"},"modified":"2023-08-29T21:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:37:20","slug":"the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties","title":{"rendered":"THE HYPOCRISY OF ZAMBIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Julius Tembo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Zambian opposition political parties have swiftly celebrated and extended congratulations for President Mnangagwa\u2019s re-election in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>This seems contradictory as they appear to admire Zimbabwe\u2019s political and civil atmosphere, potentially undermining their perceived complaints about repression in Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>In Zimbabwe, voters faced challenges with the voter roll, CSO Actors were imprisoned, offices raided, and red flags raised by observers. The restricted pre-election environment hindered opposition rallies and media participation.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests that the Zambian opposition may wish for similar political conditions under UPND\u2019s rule, making claims of persecution hypocritical. It might be beneficial for UPND to learn from Zimbabwe\u2019s disputed \u2018FREE, FAIR AND TRANSPARENT\u2019 elections, potentially considering changes in their approach to election monitors based on the Zambian opposition\u2019s apparent views.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Julius Tembo Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Zambian opposition political parties have swiftly celebrated and extended congratulations for President Mnangagwa\u2019s re-election in Zimbabwe. This seems contradictory as they appear to admire Zimbabwe\u2019s political and civil atmosphere, potentially undermining their perceived complaints about repression in Zambia. In Zimbabwe, voters faced challenges with the voter roll, CSO Actors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":47799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[234,235,233],"class_list":["post-47800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-zambia","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>THE HYPOCRISY OF ZAMBIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zambian opposition political parties have swiftly celebrated and extended congratulations for President Mnangagwa\u2019s re-e ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE HYPOCRISY OF ZAMBIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zambian opposition political parties have swiftly celebrated and extended congratulations for President Mnangagwa\u2019s re-e ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-29T21:30:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-29T21:37:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/sm_1693328852.291427.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"THE HYPOCRISY OF ZAMBIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-29T21:30:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-29T21:37:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\"},\"wordCount\":147,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/sm_1693328852.291427.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Zambia\",\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/the-hypocrisy-of-zambian-opposition-parties\",\"name\":\"THE HYPOCRISY OF ZAMBIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES - 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