Symbolic imageZambia's presidential count has resumed after the electoral commission halted it on Friday over attacks on poll staff and stolen ballots. President Hakainde Hichilema, seeking a second term, holds an early lead, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
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.
President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in Zambia's presidential election, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. The electoral commission had halted the tally a day earlier after attacks on polling staff and the theft of ballots.
Zambia's electoral commission has suspended the count in the presidential election after allegations of violence and fraud. President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term.
Zambians went to the polls on Thursday, with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking a second term and the economy dominating voter concerns in the copper-dependent country, Al Jazeera reported. The Guardian writes that the campaign remained overshadowed by the feud between Hichilema and the family of his rival Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025.
President Hakainde Hichilema, elected five years ago on a promise to protect civil liberties in the copper-rich country, faces accusations of trampling on them as Zambians go to the polls, the New York Times reports. Debt and copper earnings have dominated the campaign, and the outcome will shape how one of Africa's biggest copper producers deals with its creditors.
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.