The office of the Political Parties Commission has said at least three political parties have fielded a little over 30 candidates for the general elections this month.
Registrar of the Political Parties Commission, Calvin Ziru told local reporters in a media conference this week, despite some parties fielding fewer candidates, they can still participate in the elections.
“At least about three of the parties have fielded more than 30 or just a little bit above 30 candidates and the smallest number of candidates are as low as three or four, but what this basically means is that even though the parties have nominated even three or four candidates, under the Political Parties Integrity Act that allows them to participate in the election and therefore engage in the discussions that will eventually lead to coalition or and forming government and so it was very important right from the beginning to have political parties register.”
