Vote counting underway in Zambia after presidential election
Vote counting is underway after Zambians cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election testing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record against widespread frustration over the cost of living.
Zambia has nevertheless maintained a reputation for relative political stability, with Hichilema’s 2021 victory marking the country’s third peaceful transfer of power to an opposition party since the return of multiparty democracy in 1991.
After voting in Lusaka, Mundubile urged supporters to remain peaceful and said the election would deliver a new direction for the country.
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