{"id":2702,"date":"2026-08-18T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:41:01","slug":"zambia-president-hakainde-hichilema-is-declared-the-winner-of-a-troubled-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2702","title":{"rendered":"Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) \u2014 Zambian President <span>Hakainde Hichilema<\/span> was declared the winner Tuesday of a troubled election that saw <span>vote counting suspended<\/span> at one point because of violence at polling stations and opposition officials arrested during a law enforcement raid in which gunshots were fired.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2694\">Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?<\/a><\/p><p>Hichilema secured around 60% of the presidential vote in the <span>southern African nation<\/span> that has held largely peaceful elections since it returned to multiparty democracy in 1991. <\/p><p>Hichilema\u2019s main challenger, opposition leader Brian Mundubile, won around 38% of the vote, according to the electoral commission.<\/p><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Supporters of Zambian incumbent President and United Party for National Development (UPND) presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema campaign on the street in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anita Reed)\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/849f1be3dc6592b9e6cc47c86af92046-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/849f1be3dc6592b9e6cc47c86af92046-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/849f1be3dc6592b9e6cc47c86af92046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/849f1be3dc6592b9e6cc47c86af92046.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div><\/div><div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>Zambia, a nation of 22 million people that is one of the world\u2019s leading copper producers, is <span>a focus for Chinese investment<\/span> because of its reserves of the <span>critical mineral<\/span>. It has also drawn <span>interest from the United States<\/span> under a Trump administration plan to increase U.S. access to copper and other critical minerals used in new technologies and renewable energy systems.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The results released early Tuesday followed days of heightened tensions since <span>last Thursday\u2019s election<\/span>.<\/p><p>The electoral commission suspended vote counting for hours on Friday, citing attacks on some polling station officials and what it called the theft of some ballot boxes. <\/p><p>It didn\u2019t say who might be responsible for the alleged violence and theft, but the suspension prompted the deployment of the army to parts of the capital, Lusaka \u2014 an unusual development for one of Africa\u2019s more stable democracies.<\/p>\n<p>The Zambian government announced later that 11 opposition officials were detained in a law enforcement raid on election night at a property where opposition leader Mundubile was present, though he was not arrested, according to the government. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) -->\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The raid involved an exchange of gunfire between occupants of the premises and law enforcement officers, the government said.<\/p><p>The government accused the opposition officials of being in possession of \u201chigh-grade military weapons, ammunition and other materials for use in armed insurrection\u201d and said they were a national security threat.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2692\">Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he\u2019s unhappy with country\u2019s deal with Iran, officials say<\/a><\/p><p>Mundubile criticized the raid as an attempt on his life and denied allegations that the officials were part of a militia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hichilema said in a statement Tuesday that he and his party were humbled by the trust placed in them by voters and also reached out to opposition supporters.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP Morning Wire Newsletter Embed (self-contained) -->\n<div>\n<!-- Red AP Prompt Bar -->\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>Sign up for Morning Wire:<\/strong>\n    Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n  <\/div>\n<form>\n<input\/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<label>Email address<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<label>\n<input\/>\n<span>\n          By checking this box, you agree to AP&#8217;s\n          Terms of Use\n          and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our\n          Privacy Policy.\n        <\/span>\n<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo those citizens who preferred the ideas presented by our opponents, we hear you, and we will continue to work for you to ensure that every Zambian benefits from the development we are delivering,\u201d Hichilema said.<\/p><p>A preliminary report by a European Union observer team released before results were announced said the election was largely peaceful but the \u201cbroader electoral process took place in an environment that limited fundamental freedoms.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cLate legal changes, legal uncertainty and unequal campaign conditions distorted the playing field,\u201d said Michael McNamara, chief of the EU observer mission.<\/p><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit at the Carrinho food processing factory near Lobito, Angola, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis, File)\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fa9e19a5f3f579b7d36735df14fb26a8-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fa9e19a5f3f579b7d36735df14fb26a8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fa9e19a5f3f579b7d36735df14fb26a8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fa9e19a5f3f579b7d36735df14fb26a8.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anita Reed)\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30212c5877c34a91db175ece3332d55c-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30212c5877c34a91db175ece3332d55c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30212c5877c34a91db175ece3332d55c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30212c5877c34a91db175ece3332d55c.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>The 64-year-old Hichilema\u2019s campaign for a second term focused on an <span>economic recovery plan<\/span> for a country that was mired in a debt crisis when it defaulted on repayments in 2020. Hichilema was first elected in 2021, and Zambia <span>has restructured debt payments<\/span>, reined in inflation and stabilized its currency under his leadership.<\/p><p>One of Hichilema\u2019s main pledges has been to more than triple Zambia\u2019s copper production to 3 million tons a year by the end of his final term in 2031.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Critics, however, said the effects of those macroeconomic improvements were not being felt by ordinary Zambians who were growing frustrated with a high cost of living and electricity shortages.<\/p><p>Hichilema vowed \u201cmeaningful development for every single Zambian, in every corner of our country.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2691\">Putin hosts Myanmar\u2019s leader for talks on deepening their relationship<\/a><\/p><p>___<\/p><p>Magome reported from Johannesburg.<\/p><p>___<\/p><p>AP Africa news: <span>https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/africa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected to serve a second five-year term. The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced his victory early Tuesday. Hichilema won with around 60% of the vote ahead of main opposition leader Brian Mundubile. The election, held last Thursday, was closely watched and saw vote counting suspended on Friday due to security concerns. Several opposition figures also were arrested on the night of the election, with police citing threats to state security. The election was a test of Hichilema\u2019s economic recovery plan after the copper-rich southern African nation was engulfed in a debt crisis in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2702\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected to serve a second five-year term. 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