NON ADOPTED CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT DESPAIR

THE Patriotic Front (PF) and some opposition political parties are in the process of adopting the candidates to contest for various political positions in this year's general elections.

Some politicians from various political parties are vying for the position of President, Member of Parliament, Councillor, Council Chairperson and Mayor. Some candidates are re-contesting their seats while others are contesting for the first time.

The criterion used to determine the adoption of the candidate contesting for the public office is that one must have much support  at district level and at provincial level for instance.

The candidate who garners a lot of support during the primary elections will ultimately be adopted. I back this approach because the most popular candidates if adopted  will stand a better chance to win in the forthcoming general elections slated for August 12, 2021.

Some candidates have been maintained to re-contest their parliamentary seats while others have been dropped. It is  only the Patriotic Front that has so far announced  the party's parliamentary candidates and the opposition  political parties are yet to announce their adopted candidates.

My timely advice to the candidates who have not been adopted is that they should not despair but remain loyal to their respective political parties.

This is what democracy entails. Furthermore, the unsuccessful candidates can serve their political parties in other ways.

I wish to congratulate the candidates who have been adopted ahead of the August 12 general elections. ELEMIYA PHIRI,

Lusaka.