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Zambians are voting on Wednesday in a ballot dominated by debt restructuring, inflation and how copper revenues are shared, according to Al Jazeera, a test of whether the government's economic reforms still hold public support amid hardship.
Zambia, a major copper producer, has been working through a debt restructuring while households face high living costs. The election pits the incumbent government, which stakes its case on its economic reform programme, against opponents contesting the record on inflation and the distribution of mining revenue.
Zambians vote on Wednesday in an election in which debt restructuring, inflation and the distribution of copper revenues are the main issues, Al Jazeera reports. The vote tests whether the government's economic reforms retain public support amid economic hardship.