Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, according to the Electoral Commission of Zambia. He secured 61.4% of the 5 million votes cast, with 2,965,326 votes compared to his closest competitor Brian Mundubile, who received 1,856,217 votes. The election was declared free of the need for a run-off, with commission chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis announcing Hichilema as the president-elect on August 18, 2026.
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