The Patriotic Front (PF) urges the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to quickly resolve its internal divisions because the death of the MMD is a direct threat to the very basis of the country’s multiparty system of governance.
Like the United National Independence Party (UNIP), the MMD is indispensible from the political history, independence and development of the country. Being the largest opposition party with experience in government, the MMD is an integral part of the democratic system on which the country’s governance is based.
Therefore, the PF believes that MMD leaders have a greater responsibility to save the party from extinction in the interest of the democratic fundamentals of the country. The ruling party urges MMD president Dr. Nevers Mumba to re-examine his stance of externalizing the problems of his party and address the real internal issues that threaten its existence. Dr. Mumba may wish to know that the PF is led by honourable men and women who recognize that the survival of the MMD is in the interest of the nation’s democracy and cannot put partisan interests ahead of such an issue. The PF desires to compete with a stronger and well led, managed and organized MMD on the political platform, bearing in mind that a very competitive political landscape is capable of producing the best quality leadership for the country’s continued development.
Issued By:
Chanda Mfula Media and Communication Director – PF