Transparency International Zambia says it’s sharing of the information on the election results received from constituencies that have been duly declared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia is for purposes of promoting transparency in the presidential elections. TIZ Vice president Joseph Kalungu in a statement says his organisation has not speculated any Parallel Voter Tabulation (PVT) results today but has ...

Government has thanked the people of Zambia for the peaceful manner in which they voted in yesterday’s presidential election. Chief Government Spokesperson Joseph Katema in a statement says it’s comforting to see that Zambians from diverse backgrounds came together in a peaceful manner to choose a president of their choice. Dr Katema says this is a manifestation of the peace ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia of Zambia says voting in some polling stations that were voting today has closed at 13:00 hours while others will close tonight. ECZ Director Priscilla Isaacs has told a media briefing that the last polling in Kaputa that continued voting from yesterday closed at 13:00 hours,while in Mitete three polling stations opened at 06:00 hours ...

The SADC Council of Nongovernmental organizations has described Zambia’s Presidential election held yesterday as credible. SADC Council of NGOs election observation mission head of delegation Safonea Shale notes that polling day was peaceful and people cast their votes without coercion, undue influence or intimidation. Mr. Shale says the mission has observed that the majority of polling stations opened on time ...

Zambians have been called upon to remain peaceful and calm as they await the outcome of yesterday’s presidential election. The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) is also appealing to political parties that have contested the election to publicly call for calm and restraint on the part of their supporters during the on going results collation process. The CCMG which comprises ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema President Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that victory is certain for him. Speaking to Journalists this morning after holding a private meeting with Electoral Commission of Zambia Directors at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, which is being used as the national results totaling centre, Mr Hichilema could however not disclose what he discussed with the ECZ officials in ...

Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Justice Irene Mambilima has suspended the announcement of election results from constituencies. Justice Mambilima has told a media briefing this morning that this is to avoid influencing voting in the 51 polling stations that are voting today across the country. Justice Mambilima says the commission has faced unprecedented challenges in the conduct of the presidential ...

Political parties that participated in yesterday’s presidential election have been encouraged to sustain the calmness and peacefulness they exhibited on polling day. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is particularly pleased that no serious reports of political violence were recorded on the polling day. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has told Qfm News by telephone that ...

Confusion at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, the national results center, almost erupted as some opposition political party representatives demanded to know why the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was not announcing the results. By 03:40, the ECZ had not made any official announcement regarding the results for the presidential by-election which angered the opposition political party representatives. But ECZ Public ...