NRPUP President Tembo concedes defeat as Mukandila rejects supporting ‘politically beneficial’ wrongdoing

17 Views The National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) president Ezra Tembo and Secretary-General Nonde Mubanga have conceded defeat in the just-ended general election. They have since congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and the United Party for National Development (UPND) for emerging victorious, saying the decision follows consultations with Tonse Alliance leadership. The party […]

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The National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) president Ezra Tembo and Secretary-General Nonde Mubanga have conceded defeat in the just-ended general election.

They have since congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and the United Party for National Development (UPND) for emerging victorious, saying the decision follows consultations with Tonse Alliance leadership.

The party has also congratulated its newly elected Members of Parliament, councillors and mayors following the elections.

NRPUP had adopted Brian Mundubile as its presidential candidate for the 2026 elections.

With the party leadership’s acceptance of the outcome, it shows discord in the Alliance.

Meanwhile, Tonse Alliance Secretary General Celestine Mukandila says accepting an illegality does not make it legal.

He writes:

A CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER AND INTEGRITY

Accepting an illegality does not make it legal.

As a nation, we must rise above partisan interests and call a spade a spade. This election was not properly handled, and we must not trivialise or make a mockery of the concerns surrounding it.

At the very least, we must have the courage, shame and moral conviction to acknowledge when things have gone wrong. Our democracy deserves better.

Am I the only one genuinely committed to building and protecting a democratic state founded on constitutional order, accountability and the rule of law?

I will not be part of wrongdoing simply because it is convenient or politically beneficial. I will always choose integrity over personal gratification and principle over expediency.

Our country must come first.

ONLY THE COURTS REMAIN TO SAVE DEMOCRACY!