An opposition campaign rally by the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) in Mwinilunga District, North-Western Province, was briefly interrupted after supporters repeatedly chanted the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) slogan. Former Mwinilunga Member of Parliament Newton Samakayi, who recently left the UPND to campaign for NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, inadvertently led the crowd in chanting the UPND slogan during the rally. As he addressed supporters, Samakayi shouted “Zambia! He continued the chant before another official on stage reminded him and the supporters that they were attending an NRPUP rally. Samakayi recently resigned from the UPND after serving for 10 years as Member of Parliament for Mwinilunga West and has since withdrawn from this year’s parliamentary race.