Zambia’s Decisive but Disputed Election: Hichilema Wins Big as Democracy Weakens

Zambia’s decisive but disputed election: Hichilema wins big as democracy weakens

Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema has won a second term with 61% of the vote, but the result is clouded by claims of ballot manipulation in ruling party strongholds. Independent monitors' parallel vote count still shows a comfortable win, suggesting genuine approval of the government's handling of debt, inflation and drought relief played a bigger role than fraud. For South Africans watching the region's shifting political map, from Malawi's and Botsw…

Zambia's Messy but Decisive Election - Government Shows Strength - Democracy Shows Weakness

Analysis - Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years.

Zambia: Hichilema confermato, ma il risultato di Mundubile segnala una chiara domanda di sovranità economica

La rielezione di Hakainde Hichilema consolida l’orientamento economico favorevole agli investitori internazionali e la cooperazione strategica con l’Occidente. Il risultato di Brian Mundubile mostra tuttavia l’esistenza di un vasto consenso per industrializzazione, redistribuzione e maggiore controllo nazionale sulle risorse. Le elezioni generali tenutesi in Zambia il 13 agosto hanno confermato alla presidenza Hakainde Hichilema, leader dello Un…

Zambia : Mwamba Urges AU To Save Zambia's Democracy

SAVE ZAMBIA’S DEMOCRACY, MWAMBA URGES AU …Former envoy urges Ndayishimiye to intervene before August 25 petition deadline Former Zambian Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba, has asked the continental body to urgently intervene in the country’s post-election crisis. Mr Mwamba has warned that the constitutional window for challenging the August 13 presidential […]