▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁coal ition ' s ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁while ▁A FOR D ▁leader ▁Ch ak uf wa ▁Ch ih ana ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁vice - pres ident ial ▁candidate . ▁The ▁move ▁created ▁serious ▁divisions ▁within ▁the ▁M CP ▁because ▁Ch aku amba ▁didn ' t ▁select ▁his ▁political ▁rival ▁and ▁fellow ▁party ▁member ▁John ▁Tem bo ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁running ▁mate . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁Tem bo ' s ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁mounted ▁protest s ▁to ▁demand ▁Ch aku amba ' s ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections , ▁Mul u zi ▁and ▁his ▁U DF ▁were ▁again ▁vict orious , ▁and ▁Ch aku amba ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁with ▁about ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Despite ▁declarations ▁from ▁international ▁obser vers ▁that ▁the ▁elections ▁were ▁largely ▁free ▁and ▁fair , ▁the ▁M CP - AF ORD ▁coal ition ▁file d ▁two ▁pet itions ▁with ▁the ▁high ▁court , ▁challeng ing ▁Mul u zi ' s ▁victory ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁districts ▁claim ing ▁irregular ities . ▁The ▁court ▁later ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁claims . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Ch aku amba ▁was ▁briefly ▁arrested ▁( before ▁being ▁fre ed ▁on ▁b ail ), ▁accused ▁of ▁for ging ▁a ▁letter ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁Mul u zi ▁that ▁offered ▁b rib es ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁his