Zambia: Leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate Issue Call for Peaceful Elections in Zambia

US senators urge peaceful and fair elections in Zambia ahead of August polls

Zambia: Leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate Issue Call for Peaceful Elections in Zambia

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health Policy, Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the below statement calling for peaceful, fair elections ahead of the August 13th elections in Zambia.

Zambia : US Senate Democrats Question Zambia's Electoral Environment Ahead Of Vote

Four senior Democrats on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee used a joint statement issued on the eve of Zambia’s general election to question the fairness of the environment in which the country is voting, even as they urged calm and restraint from all sides. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the committee’s ranking member, was joined by […]