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Article: Court's upholding of Zambian president's election shock opposition parties
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- February 17, 2005
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Court's upholding of Zambian president's election shock opposition
parties
LUSAKA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The decision made by the Supreme
Court to uphold the election of President Levy Mwanawasa in the 2001
presidential election has shocked opposition political parties in
Zambia.
Three losing presidential candidates in the 2001 elections had
petitioned the Zambian president's victory saying he was fraudulently
elected and were seeking the court to nullify the results and call
for fresh elections.
But in a ruling passed by the court on Wednesday night, the judges
said the Zambian president was duly elected and refused to nullify
the results.
"I am very bitter about this judgment and this ...