Zambia: Polls open in elections expected to favour incumbent president
Describing Zambia as deeply divided, he said the government had tightened restrictions on his party's campaign and the run-up to the vote could not be considered free and fair.
Security was tightened for the vote as the government on Wednesday announced the arrests of several people, including three former senior government officials, over an alleged plot to interfere with the electoral system.
Considered one of Africa’s more stable democracies, Zambia has come under scrutiny over concerns that Hichilema's government has narrowed the space for dissent.
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