LUSAKA, Zambia
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has asked citizens to call for an early election, accusing his successor Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as HH, of failing to run the economy.
Mr Lungu also accuses
President Hichilema of failing to manage the cholera outbreak which has claimed
the lives of nearly 600 people in the country since October last year.
Speaking at an opposition
media briefing on Wednesday, Mr Lungu said Zambians should put pressure on the
president to accept that an early election was "imperative".
"If you Zambians demand
that we call upon HH to resign and call for an early election, let's go that
route, but it should come from you," Mr Lungu said.
But in a swift response, the
government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa dismissed Mr Lungu's allegations and
urged Zambians to give the president enough time to deliver his campaign
promises.
Mr Mweetwa accused the former
leader of ruining the country's economy during his six years in office.
Mr Lungu announced a comeback
to politics last October, prompting the government
to withdraw his retirement benefits.
He had retired from politics
in 2021 after suffering a crushing defeat in a presidential election.
His return to politics sets a
stage for a bruising 2026 presidential race.
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