Veteran opposition leader wins Zambia tense elections

Hichilema, a 59-year previous businessman contesting the presidency for the sixth time, bought greater than 2.8 million votes to President Edgar Lungu’s 1.8 million votes, attaining one of many greatest electoral wins in Zambia’s historical past. Hichilema garnered greater than 50% of the practically 5 million votes forged to win the presidency outright, with out having to go to a runoff election.