Zambia's parliament has declared vacant the seat held by the daughter of the late ex-President Edgar Lungu, because of her continued absence in the wake of his death.
Until her dismissal, Tasila Lungu had been the MP for Chawama constituency in the capital, Lusaka, representing the opposition Patriotic Front.
In a message to her voters she hinted that she may try and challenge the decision saying "where there is a will there is a way".
In June, her father died at the age of 68 in South Africa, where he was seeking medical treatment. This sparked a bitter legal row with his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema, who wanted to repatriate the body for a state funeral against the family's wishes.
Ms Lungu has been attending court in South Africa challenging an earlier ruling in August that sided with the wishes of Hichilema's government.
