Zambia's main opposition candidate was leading Saturday in partial results for a tight presidential election while incumbent leader Edgar Lungu cried foul.
Following a high turnout in Thursday's vote, Hakainde Hichilema, 59, was ahead of Lungu, 64, in about 20 percent of the constituencies announced so far, even as EU observers said campaign conditions had been"unequal" and favoured the incumbent.This is the third time Hichilema has challenged Lungu in what analysts said would be a closely fought election amid growing resentment about rising living costs and crackdowns on dissent in the southern African country.
Supporters for Zambia's presidential candidate for the opposition party United Party for National Development , Hakainde Hichilema, gather outside one of the party offices, where they are demanding the release of the full set of electoral results in Lusaka, on August 14, 2021. - Social media access was largely restored in Zambia on August 14, 2021 as a first small set of results from a hard-fought presidential election were announced overnight, as was a high voter turnout.
Soldiers deployed to police Thursday's vote following violent pre-election clashes monitored the scene from armoured military vehicles.
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