28/12/2025
Current opposition alliances driven by selfish motives - Antonio Mwanza
OPPOSITION Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Antonio Mwanza says current opposition alliances can't work because they are solely driven by selfish and greedy motives.
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The opposition leader contends that opposition parties and leaders are teaming up to solely remove the UPND, only to replace them with politicians whose main interest is sharing offices, allowances, contracts, and corrupt business opportunities.
"An alliance formed solely to remove the UPND, only to replace it with another group of politicians focused on sharing offices, allowances, contracts, and corrupt business opportunities, does not advance the interests of the Zambian people. Such arrangements merely recycle political elites while the hardship faced by ordinary citizens deepens," Mwanza observed, in a media statement.
"A meaningful alliance must therefore speak directly to the lived realities of Zambians. It must clearly articulate how it will tackle poverty, reduce youth and women unemployment, and address the high cost of living," he stated.
Mwanza pointed out that a political alliance must present practical and measurable plans for creating millions of decent jobs, restoring national control over the economy, and ensuring that Zambia’s natural resources—such as copper, gold, mukula, and sugilite—are managed for the primary benefit of Zambians.
Further, Mwanza said a political alliance must also outline concrete steps to reduce the tax burden, empower small and medium enterprises, and build an economy that rewards productivity, innovation, and hard work rather than political connections.
He noted that with less than eight months remaining before the 2026 General Elections, the country had no single opposition figure capable of defeating the current President.
"An increasing number of citizens are calling on opposition political parties and leaders to rise above personal differences and individual ambitions and unite behind a single presidential candidate to challenge President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND," he noted.
"This appeal is rooted in a clear-eyed assessment of the political reality: no single opposition party or candidate currently commands the numerical strength, national reach, or organizational capacity required to dislodge the UPND on their own," he added.
Mwanza said persistent fragmentation has weakened the opposition’s electoral competitiveness and steadily eroded public confidence in its ability to present a credible alternative government".
By Catherine P**e
Kalemba December 28, 2025
