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Zambia resumes vote counting after election officials attacked

Zambia resumes vote counting after election officials attacked

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

The Electoral Commission of Zambia said on Friday it had resumed the counting of votes in presidential and parliamentary elections after an earlier suspension triggered by reports of violence against officials and the theft of ballot papers.

PREVIOUS ELECTIONS LARGELY PEACEFUL The electoral commission has not yet announced any official results, although some preliminary counts have been released at constituency level.

Hichilema wrote on social media shortly before the suspension of vote-counting was announced that he had received “encouraging results”.

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