Zambia's opposition pushes govt to release draft constitution

<p><span>Zambia's Parliament has been adjourned until June after it refused to publish its new draft constitution, which took three years to produce.</span></p><p>Opposition MPs in Zambia this week attempted to force the government to release a draft of the new constitution, which thus far it has refused to do. A private members' motion was tabled on March 7 by members of the United Party for National Development (UPND) and the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to expedite the constitution-making process. Following a vote this week the motion was rejected. Parliament was also adjourned on March 11 and will resume in June 2014, suspending further motions on the constitution until then.</p>
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