Constitutional Court · 19 June 2026

Charles Longwe v Batuke Imenda (Sued in his official capacity as Secretary General of the United Party for National Development) and Anor (2026/CCZ/009) [2026] ZMCC 14 (19 June 2026)

A presidential nomination can only be invalidated for failure to meet constitutional qualifications or nomination procedure, not internal party governance. Flynote Constitutional Law — Elections — Presidential nomination challenges — Scope of Article 52(4) — Must be grounded on Article 100 qualifications or Article 52 procedural requirements — Political Parties — Internal governance — Alleged breaches of Article 60 not a ground to invalidate a presidential nomination Electoral Law — Acceptance of nominations — Review limited to constitutional qualifications and prescribed nomination procedure Read full summary

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