{
  "id": 1663962,
  "title": "Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/zambia-president-hichilema-has-been-reelected-for-a-second-term-1663962",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:10:04.000Z",
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/zambia-president-hichilema-has-been-reelected-for-a-second-term/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday’s presidential election without the need for a run-off, having secured 61.4% of the 5 million votes cast. According to the commission, Hichilema won with 2,965,326 votes [...] The post Zambia President…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/zambia-president-hichilema-has-been-reelected-for-a-second-term",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:33:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}