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...Mr Lungu took office in 2015 after an election was called following the death of Michael Sata, founder of the ruling Patriotic Front party....
...But critics have accused it of cracking down on independent media and using colonial-era legislation to suppress dissent under Sata and Mr Lungu....
...He is said to face at least three factions inside the Patriotic Front, including the old guard who served under Michael Sata, his predecessor who died in office in 2014....
...Following delays to the results, Mr Lungu, a lawyer who took over after the death of president Michael Sata last year, was eventually pronounced the winner with 50.35 per cent of the vote to his nearest...
...Guy Scott, the former vice-president under Mr Sata and caretaker president after he died, criticised Mr Lungu’s handling of the economy....
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...Mr Lungu has been in power for just over a year after winning a ballot triggered by the death of his predecessor, Michael Sata....
...Mr Lungu and Mr Hichilema squared off in a presidential by-election in January last year following the 2014 death of Michael Sata, the PF’s founder....
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...However, an IMF official told beyondbrics that “in view of President Sata’s death, the mission may be postponed....
...In a bid to deliver on his election pledges, Sata raised public sector wages and is credited with investing in the country’s infrastructure....
...Sata was the country’s second president to die in office after the death of Levy Mwanawasa in 2008....
...Since 2011, Zambia has been led by a populist government that significantly hiked public sector wages and has struggled to balance the books while the death of President Michael Sata in 2014 has raised political...
...Mr Lungu, a PF leader, pledge to continue with Mr Sata’s populist policies on taking office — but also said he would review the mining taxes....
...Lusaka turned to the IMF for help last year, but the death of President Michael Sata in October and subsequent presidential election meant discussions with the fund never gained momentum....
...Still, a president’s health is important for Zambians: two presidents — Sata and Levy Mwanawasa — have died in office in the past six and a half years....
...Sata was the PF’s founder and dominant figure, and he did not groom a successor....
...A presidential election to determine who governs until the end of Sata’s term in 2016, is scheduled for January 20. But Sata’s ruling Patriotic Front party is riddled with bitter factionalism....
...But the industry’s reply is that the royalty increases – the second tax rise to hit the miners since Sata took office – could threaten investment....
...Negotiations with the fund were delayed by the death in October of Michael Sata, the populist president....
...However, Sata’s death, and the impending election, mean any possible agreement on an IMF programme is likely to be months away....
...The vote is taking place following the death in October of Michael Sata, a veteran populist politician who led the PF to power in 2011....
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