Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote: electoral commission

In this photo taken on August 12, 2021, Zambia's opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka. (AFP)
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In this photo taken on August 12, 2021, Zambia's opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka. (AFP)
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Updated 16 August 2021
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Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote: electoral commission

Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote: electoral commission

LUSAKA: Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election after capturing more than 2.8 million votes.

“I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia,” electoral commission chairman Justice Esau Chulu said in a televised address.

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