Complex sentence: He holds two portfolios in the current government as Justice and Defence Minister and is recognized as president of the ruling Patriotic Front by the dominant faction of the party, which also has adopted him as PF candidate for the Zambian presidential by-election in January 2015.
Split into simpler sentences: He holds two portfolios in the current government as Justice and Defence Minister and is currently the fully recognized president of the ruling Patriotic Front. He is a candidate under the ruling party's ticket for the Zambian presidential by-election in January 2015.