As I show below, President Hichilema is insidiously and in piecemeal fashion tilting the playing field against opponents ahead of next year’s polls. As I show below, President Hichilema is insidiously and in piecemeal fashion tilting the playing field against opponents ahead of next year’s polls. This enforced discipline has enabled the main opposition party to retain control over its members. Chabinga, who has no support from most PF MPs and members, has sincethat the PF will back Hichilema in the 2026 election. If Hichilema’s ongoingof the main opposition party is not stopped by the judiciary, the ultimate loser will be the country’s multiparty democracy.