Zambia's opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid
The Hindu
It was the 59-year-old's sixth bid for the top job and his third against his bitter rival President Edgar Lungu.
Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory on August 16 in bitterly-contested presidential elections. After a campaign dominated by the country's economic woes and marked by sporadic violence, Mr. Hichilema captured 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for President Edgar Lungu, according to nearly-complete results. The electoral commission proclaimed Mr. Hichilema president-elect in the early hours of Monday, bringing the curtain down on Mr. Lungu's nearly six-year stay in power.
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