Zambia Elections
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Two-horse race to Zambian August poll
Zambia's general election on 13 August is set to be a two-horse race between incumbent Hakainde Hichilema and challenger Brian Mundubile. Voter frustration over the high cost of…
Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents
As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable
Make Brazil great again: Bolsonaro’s right-wing policies are not the trump
To understand more about what’s going on in South America’s most populous country, and what might happen next, The Continent spoke to João Bosco Monte, the head of the Brazil…
Zambia 2021: The voice of the people triumphs once more
Lungu’s defeat in the Zambian elections will be a constant reminder to the new government that the Zambian people have the power to vote for change
Zambia’s new president vows ‘better’ democracy after landslide win
Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims of a “brutal regime that is…
Lunga erodes Zambia’s democracy
A proposed amendment to its Constitution may turn Zambia into a de facto one-party state
Letters to the editor: September 2 to 8 2016
Readers write in about the electoral system, Zambia’s elections and the M&G’s story on Naspers.
Zambia’s general elections: Africa’s flagship democracy under scrutiny
Everything about the elections seems fine until one gets to read or listen to foreign media.
Zambia’s electoral commission halts campaigning in the capital for 10 days following the death of opposition supporter
Police opened fire on the opposition United Party for National Development supporters after the party refused to cancel a campaign meeting in Lusaka.
Edgar Lungu: Zambia’s youthful president
Zambia’s new president Edgar Lungu has a minority mandate. Less than half of the registered voters made their mark, and he faces new polls in 2016.
Lungu holds slight lead as vote counting continues in Zambia
Zambia’s ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu holds a small lead with most of the votes from this week’s presidential polls counted.
Zambia vote extended into third day
Zambian police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the leading opposition candidate, as the presidential election was extended into a third day.
Zambia’s poll of the economy
Zambians will vote for a new president in a defining poll for the country, which is under pressure to make its mineral wealth count for citizens.
Confusion rules in Zambia
Since Michael Sata’s death, the ruling party has witnessed an unprecedented fight for the presidency, which has also drawn in members of his family.
Zambia: Scott suspended as head of party over ‘unconstitutional conduct’
Zambia’s acting president and acting head of the ruling party Guy Scott has been deemed ineligible to stand in the next presidential elections.