{"id":82191,"date":"2026-04-05T21:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:37:01","slug":"munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate","title":{"rendered":"Munir Zulu Urges Announcement of Presidential Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says leaders are remembered not only for the authority they demonstrate, but also for the stability they leave behind.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Zulu notes that the country is currently experiencing pressure from economic fluctuations and rising social tensions, adding that traditional methods of maintaining control may soon become less effective.<\/p>\n<p>He says, on behalf of himself and his supporters, he will\u2014God willing\u2014announce his preferred presidential candidate before April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Zulu adds that he has conducted sufficient consultations and believes the time has come to make his position public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says leaders are remembered not only for the authority they demonstrate, but also for the stability they leave behind. Mr. Zulu notes that the country is currently experiencing pressure from economic fluctuations and rising social tensions, adding that traditional methods of maintaining control may soon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":82190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-82191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","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>Munir Zulu Urges Announcement of Presidential Candidate - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says leaders are remembered not only for the authority they demonstrate, b ...\" \/>\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\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Munir Zulu Urges Announcement of Presidential Candidate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says leaders are remembered not only for the authority they demonstrate, b ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\" \/>\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=\"2026-04-05T21:34:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T21:37:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1775425003.376478.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\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\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Munir Zulu Urges Announcement of Presidential Candidate\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T21:34:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T21:37:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\"},\"wordCount\":114,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1775425003.376478.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/munir-zulu-urges-announcement-of-presidential-candidate\",\"name\":\"Munir Zulu Urges Announcement of Presidential Candidate - 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