Zambia’s Hichilema wins second term as president

Official results show the incumbent receiving roughly 61 percent of votes, compared with ⁠38 percent for his main challenger, Brian Mundubile.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema ⁠has won re-election for ⁠a second five year term, according to the electoral authorities, after a race marred by allegations of fraud.Results released by the election commission in the early hours of Tuesday morning showed that Hichilema received roughly 61.4 percent of valid votes, compared with ⁠38 percent for his main challenger, Brian Mundubile.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Zambia’s president extends election lead as contested vote count continueslist 2 of 4Observers say Zambia’s election marred by reports of intimidation, violencelist 3 of 4Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72list 4 of 4Zambia suspends vote counting in election citing violenceend of list“I therefore declare, Hichilema Hakainde S, to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia this 18th day of August, 2026,” commission chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said.It was Hichilema’s seventh run for the presidency, and he was widely expected to win due to the advantages of incumb...