Govt not opposed to independent candidates, The Citizen (2009)
"The Government is not opposed to having private candidates as such. We have only gone to court to protect the Constitution," said Mr Chikawe. He was responding to growing public pressure for the Government to clear the way for individuals interested in running for office in forthcoming elections to stand as independents, if they do not wish to be sponsored by political parties.
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