Miles Sampa is a

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n politician and current Member of Parliament for Matero Constituency. The veteran politician previously served as

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of Lusaka, having been elected in August 2018. His election in 2021 would see him return to

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representing Matero Constituency, a position he served from 2011 to 2016.

Career

After the death of

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, the Fifth President of the

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, who was Sampa's uncle, Sampa was elected as President of the Patriotic Front at a controversial Patriotic Front general party conference. His election was later deemed illegal by the High Court of Zambia, and Defense Minister

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, who would later be elected President of Zambia, was declared the rightful president of the PF. Sampa was later appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in Edgar Lungu's government. He resigned and quit the Patriotic Front shortly before the 2016 general election. Sampa attempted to form a party named Democratic Front, but the name already belonged to another party. After deliberating and searching for a party name, he founded the United Democratic Front (UDF). Sampa entered alliances with Elis Chipimo's NAREP and Eric Chanda's 4th Revolution Party, before eventually throwing his weight behind

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and the UPND. After the UPND lost the election, Sampa attempted to rejoin the PF.

PF Presidential candidature

In 2023, the PF suspended him from the party. He took the matter to court and the suspension was lifted. He is a front runner to become President of the party.https://www.times.co.zm/?p=126113

References

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