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Article: Mwanawasa survives attack on presidency
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- AP Worldstream
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- August 13, 2003
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Dateline: LUSAKA, Zambia
President Levy Mwanawasa survived an attack on his presidency Wednesday
when lawmakers voted overwhelmingly not to impeach the southern African
leader.
The vote brings to an end two days of intense debate over a motion
to impeach the president and threats from his own ruling party members
to back the opposition.
Mwanawasa has angered many senior officials in his own party with
his corruption-busting drive, and he has infuriated opposition parties
by poaching some of their top leaders.
But after 159 lawmakers cast their ballots, Mwanawasa's leadership
was still in tact with only 57 votes against him, 49 short of the
required two thirds.
The ...