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Tonse Alliance partner, Peter Sinkamba, has reaffirmed that former President Edgar Lungu will remain the coalition’s presidential candidate for the 2026 elections, despite the Constitutional Court ruling today declaring him ineligible.
Sinkamba criticised the court’s decision, describing it as “illegal” and “unconstitutional.”
He alleged that the Constitutional Court had overstepped its jurisdiction and violated Article 5 of the constitution, which stipulates that power resides with the people and can only be delegated through a referendum.
“What this court has done is to clothe itself with jurisdiction it does not have. By doing so, it has breached Article 5 of the constitution,” Sinkamba said in an interview with journalists in Lusaka on Thursday.
“Where the people have not allocated a power to any entity, that power remains with the people. Any attempt to assume such powers without a referendum is unconstitutional.”
He labeled the ruling “null and void,” vowing that the TONSE Alliance would not respect or adhere to it.
“The constitution is the supreme law of the land. No act can supersede it, and repealed provisions hold no legal effect. This judgment is a blatant violation of the constitution,” he stated.
Sinkamba confirmed that the alliance would proceed with Lungu as its candidate, regardless of the court’s decision.
“We will not be cowed by unconstitutional actions. The people’s pact will firmly support Lungu as our presidential candidate in 2026. Article 2 obligates us to resist unconstitutional acts, and we intend to honour that duty,” he stated.
In response to today’s ruling by the Constitutional Court, Sinkamba vowed to revisit and address what he termed “unconstitutional acts” if the alliance emerges victorious in 2026.
He criticized the composition of the Constitutional Court, accusing it of incompetence and misconduct, and called for its reconstitution.
“In 2026, when we win the elections, we will correct these unconstitutional precedents and ensure they do not become part of our jurisprudence. We will also reconstitute the Constitutional Court to remove individuals who have breached the constitution,” he declared.
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