{"id":771,"date":"2022-09-13T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=771"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:07:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:07:22","slug":"kasonde-pulls-out-of-kwacha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/kasonde-pulls-out-of-kwacha\/","title":{"rendered":"KASONDE PULLS OUT OF KWACHA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kasonde.jpg?resize=720%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kasonde.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kasonde.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwacha Constituency aspiring candidate Lawrence Kasonde has withdrawn from the election slated for Thursday this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kasonde who alleges acts of intimidation by state actors has based his decision in accordance with Article 52(6) of the Constitution of Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He <a><\/a>cites the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ&#8217;s delay to announce the arrival of ballot papers in the country and alleged restrictions on his campaign as one of the reasons for his action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwacha Constituency aspiring candidate Lawrence Kasonde has withdrawn from the election slated for Thursday this week. 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