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Posts published in “Day: August 14, 2016

Harry Kalaba Bags Bahati With Landslide

[Zambia Reports] Former foreign affairs minister Harry Kalaba has retaining his Bahati parliamentary seat with a land slide victory.

Announcement of Results Delayed

[Zambia Reports] UPND president Hakainde Hichilema's conduct at Mulungushi International Conference Centre where the votes for the 2016 elections are being transmitted has been attributed to the delay in announcing the next round.

Nawakwi Cries – How Can I Get Zeroes in My Village?

[Zambia Reports] The trauma of trailing political upstarts in the presidential race got to FDD leader Edith Nawakwi who has wondered whether it was true that even her own relatives did not vote for her.

Lungu Leading in Tight Race as Results Roll In

[Zambia Reports] The latest results collected from 104 out of 156 constituencies show Patriotic Front candidate Edgar Lungu leading with 1, 340, 965 while Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND has so far collected 1, 218, 022.

Frustration Over Slow Vote Count for Polls

[RFI] Delays in delivering the results of the Zambian presidential election caused tempers to flare after partial results were issued late on Saturday morning, as political parties said they were "tired" of not receiving results, or answers to alleged ...

Opposition Leader Maintains Lead as Election Results Trickle in

[Zambia Reports] Verified results from 54 out of the 156 constituencies announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia around 01:00 AM on Sunday show opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema still in the lead but the margin had been reduced from 11, 305 t...

Hichilema Overtakes Lungu as Results Roll In

[Zambia Reports] According to the results from 42 constituencies announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia which are verified, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is leading Patriotic Front's Edgar Lungu by 11, 305. Hichilema has polled 384, 801...