{"id":82491,"date":"2026-04-19T21:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/they-sent-clowns-to-destabilize-real-opposition"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:30:48","slug":"they-sent-clowns-to-destabilize-real-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/they-sent-clowns-to-destabilize-real-opposition","title":{"rendered":"They Sent Clowns to Destabilize Real Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The specific \u2018opposition leaders\u2019 we were shown at Mulungushi Conference Center yesterday were sent there for a reason! Just see the way they behaved and how those videos went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The whole idea is to send a message to the country and beyond that Zambia has no serious opposition leaders.<\/p>\n<p>If you check at the Office of the Registrar of Societies, you will find that many of those parties don\u2019t even exist. They are not even registered. They were just carefully picked from here-and-there and given a few coins.<\/p>\n<p>If you analyse the whole thing, you will note that no videos of the serious opposition leaders introducing themselves went viral. Both the rogue media and the private but co-opted ones were busy only circulating the specific \u2018opposition leaders\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Think harder. Think critically. Open your eyes. Do not fall for the bait.<\/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. The specific \u2018opposition leaders\u2019 we were shown at Mulungushi Conference Center yesterday were sent there for a reason! Just see the way they behaved and how those videos went viral. The whole idea is to send a message to the country and beyond that Zambia has no serious opposition leaders. 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