PrintFODEP information officer MacDonald Chipenzi said it is unfortunate that a survey has brought out tribal findings in the formation of some political parties.
He was reacting to the survey conducted by the Leadership In Development in conjunction with the Integrated Management Consultant.
The survey ranked the Patriotic Front (PF) as the most tribalised political party in the country, followed by the United Party for National Development (UPND), while the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) has been cited as a party which is most national in character and in scope.
Mr Chipenzi said all political parties should strive to ensure that their parties accommodate everyone regardless of ethnicity.
"It's unfortunate the survey has come like this way but as FODEP we want to see all political parties develop a tendency of embracing all and not only one tribe to dominate their party leadership," he said.
And Forum for Leadership Search executive director Edwin Lifwekelo said the outcome of the survey is the true reflection of what is on the ground.
Mr Lifwekelo said the PF is full of Bemba-speaking people and that their party leadership has been dominated by Bembas.
"The outcome of the survey is a true picture of the PF and if Zambians analyse this study genuinely, they won't doubt that PF is more tribal than any other party in Zambia," Mr Lifwekelo said.
He said the recent elections which Zambia held also demonstrate areas where Mr Sata had more votes.
"Mr Sata managed to get votes from Northern, Luapula, and Copperbelt but as for President Banda he had votes in all parts of the country," Mr Lifwekelo said.
Efforts to get PF proved futile by press time.
This study follows another research which was undertaken by the Centre for Policy Dialogue which showed that the PF-UPND pact was tribal as most members drawn from the two parties were either Bemba or Tonga.
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