President Mwanawasa's image is all around the Central province town of Chibombo, where MMD support is strong.

The MMD supporters' shirt is popular attire in this MMD stronghold.

An Mwanawasa supporter in Chibombo brandishes the MMD salute.

Women showing their support for the MMD in Chibombo in Central province.

The team stopped at the town of Kaoma on their way west. A group of women dressed in chitenges branded with UDA colours and logos, dance and sing in support of the alliance's campaign.

This masked 'likishi' or traditional dancer added to the party atmosphere in Kaoma.

The UDA campaign is slick and high profile, here leader and presidential candidate, Hakainde Hichilema stares down from a prime-site-billboard.

Some prime ad space has been snapped up by the ruling party too. Here President Mwanawasa keeps an eye on drivers along a major road around Lusaka.

Campaign vehicles, like the MMD one pictured here, tour around the towns, plastered with images promoting the national and local candidates.

A man speaks into the mic at Michael Sata's Patriotic Front rally in Lusaka.