ZAMBIA OPPOSITION LEADER DEFEAT INCUBENT TO WIN PRESIDENCY
Zambia opposition presidential candidate have defeated the incumbent leader at the poll
Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has defeated incumbent President Edgar Lungu in the presidential election.
The electoral commission announced the result on Monday after delays in vote counting due to a large voter turnout and concerns of unverified results,
The country deployed the military ahead of the election due to possible escalations of political violence. In the final tally, the United Party for National Development leader Hichilema received 2,810,777 votes while Lungu received 1,814,201 votes; there were seven million registered voters
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