President Hakainde Hichilema has been officially declared the presidential candidate for the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) ahead of the 2026 General Election.
The declaration follows his unopposed nomination at the party’s ongoing General Assembly held at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
Returning Officer Isaac Mwanza announced the outcome, confirming that no candidate had challenged President Hichilema for the party’s top position.
Mwanza further disclosed that three petitions had been filed in an attempt to challenge the Assembly proceedings. However, after review, the petitions were dismissed for being vexatious and lacking merit.
With his adoption as the party’s candidate, President Hichilema is now set to represent the UPND in the 2026 General Election, where he will face contenders from other political parties.
The development solidifies his position as the ruling party’s flag bearer as Zambia prepares for the August 13, 2026 polls.
Why is this news. As if these slow t0ngas would have picked someone else. Fikopo ifi. Remember those from East North copperbelt wako ni wako
The man they have picked has really struggled. The economy and governance is in sixes and sevens after his voluntary promises whilst in opposition which have yielded nothing apart from hot air and propaganda
Only people who are economiclly illiterates and ignorant expect immediate prosperity after years of mismanagement by pf.it took them 10yrs to destroy and you expect 5yrs to have a fully functioning economy?The GDP growth was in -1.8% under pf and HH has managed to stabilize and bring it back to +6%.He has opened the mines thieves closed
Your people borrowed money and defaulted paying back which attracted penalties.It is HH who is busy negotiating to pay back and serving these debts and part of the budget goes to servicing these debts.School can help you
Unfortunately we don’t have serious opposition abd and no serious candidate to challenge HH…all useless