EFF statement on the election victory of the opposition in Zambia

16 August 2021

The EFF congratulates the people of Zambia, the opposition party now ruling party elect with its leader, His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema on the land slide victory in the national elections.

The victory of opposition in Zambia elections should inspire all opposition parties in Africa to redouble their efforts for democratic regime change against despotic, brutal and corrupt ruling parties.

We are indeed in jubilation that the opposition party in Zambia has proven that long time ruling parties are not invincible at the ballot and a determined people will always triumph over evil.

The resilience of the President elect in his sixth attempt to democratically depose a ruling party is a lesson for all in the struggle and battles of regime change that there is no short cut to election victory without patience and a politically conscientised masses.

The EFF draws inspiration from the United Party for National Development in Zambia on its relentless fight to achieve its set objective of dethroning a violent military regime peacefully.

To the people of South Africa and Africa, let us look up the determination of the people of Zambia in their quest to change their livelihood by removing a long sitting ruling party.

We extend fraternal revolutionary greetings to the sister ruling party elect of Zambia and its leadership and look forward to their election commitments to the people of Zambia and Africa.

Issued by Vuyani Pambo, National Spokesperson, EFF, 16 August 2021