The People’s Pact which is led by Peter Sinkamba has officially announced Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe as its presidential candidate.
The party which has since set itself as a mass-mobilisation political vehicle for the Socialist Party leader ahead of the 2026 general elections.
The grouping said the decision signals a strategic allegiance focused at cementing opposition forces around a single ideological centre of power.
The alliance put more emphasis on grassroots mobilisation and organisational reach rather than party branding.
Under the new set up the People’s Pact will operate with five Vice Presidents.
Among those named are Peter Sinkamba, who currently leads the movement, and former cabinet minister Robert Sichinga.
Dr M’membe’s selection places the Socialist Party at the centre of the People’s Pact’s 2026 strategy, signaling an attempt to broaden his political platform beyond party structures into a coalition-style arrangement.
The announcement comes at the time there is rampant factionalism within the opposition landscape especially the main opposition party the Patriotic Front.
PF is the immediate former ruling party and is the biggest by support base, however, since the death of its leader former President Edgar Lungu, it is failing to find its feet.
Zambia has witnessed the rise of multiple party alliances however some of them have been grappling over leadership, and ideological strategy.
The country is set to hold its general elections late next year.