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Weighed and Wanting: The Patriotic Front's Reckoning

by Jimmy Chulu
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9786209825989
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
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  • Pages: 224
  • Original Price: USD 110.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 304 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Political Economy

Weighed and Wanting: The Patriotic Front's Reckoning traces the dramatic arc of Zambia's Patriotic Front (PF) from its meteoric rise in 2011 to its stunning electoral defeat in 2021. The narrative begins with Michael Sata's "Davidic" promise, wherein the PF, backed by the poor and marginalized, challenged the entrenched political order symbolized by the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). This initial period was imbued with hope and transformative potential, establishing a moral baseline of trust and expectation. However, cracks began to emerge following the succession crisis of 2014-2015, marking the genesis of the "original sin" that would corrode the party's foundations. The administration under Edgar Lungu exemplified the "Belshazzar Syndrome," feasting amidst siege by abusing democratic institutions and arrogantly assuming perpetual anointment. The book unpacks how the PF's monopoly on power evolved into a brittle architecture of patronage, silencing dissent and eroding legitimacy. The story culminates in the seismic political earthquake of August 12, 2021, when the PF was decisively dismantled. The book serves as both a historical account and a timeless moral lesson.

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