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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is positive that Zambians will continue to remain peaceful even as they await results from Thurday’s elections to be announced. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe says it is also hoped that those who took part in the elections will easily accept the election outcome. Mr. Nthewewe says elections are not a matter of life and ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International has urged Zambians not to pay attention to speculation on the elections outcome. EYAI Executive Director Moses Lungu says Zambians should instead wait for the official results coming from the Electoral Commission of Zambia. He says speculation should be avoided at all cost, stressing that some results they are accessing may not be accurate. Reverend ...

The Anti-voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has praised voters for turning up in large numbers in Thursday’s elections. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani notes that the huge voter turnout recorded in THE elections is a shift from the apathy that has characterized recent elections. He has also commended voters for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the voting ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead after the announcement of election results from the eight constituencies announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The UPND Leader tops the group with 47, 706 votes followed by his rival President Edgar Lungu who has 41, 572 votes reflecting a 6, 134 difference. UNIP’s ...

Former Auditor General Anna Chifungula says it is possible to establish how much former ministers used during their illegal stay in office. Dr. Chifungula says all expenses are documented ranging from travel costs, allowances and many other benefits that the former ministers earned. She notes that huge amounts of money have been spent on ministers considering the high rates for ...

Political analyst Alex Ng’oma says chances of a presidential election re-run after today’s elections are high. Dr. Ngoma, who is a lecturer in the school of humanities and social sciences at the University of Zambia, says this is because of the high the high number of presidential candidates contesting the elections. He says the votes will be divided among the ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been reminded of its obligation to ensure today’s general election is hailed as being free, fair and credible. Retired veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says the ECZ should keep in mind that it is only when the elections are deemed to democratic does it become easy for political parties to accept the outcome. In ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has cautioned that it will not condone any elements of criminality during this electoral process. Speaking during the last press briefing of the day at Lusaka’s Election Center last evening, ECZ Director Priscilla Isaacs says in any election, there are some people who want to undermine the credibility of the commission saying this will ...

The Junior Chamber International (JCI), an international youth organization, has encouraged youths across the country not to be used as tools of violence when the election results start trickling in. JCI Zambia President Tetiwe Nzimah says youths should instead protect Zambia’s peaceful reputation. Ms Nzimah has reminded youths that there is life after elections, thus the need for them to ...

Polls have officially closed as people now wait to know the outcome of the elections. The voting process proceeded largely peacefully with an isolated incident of violence recorded in Itezhi Tezhi district. Zambians flocked to polling stations in their numbers to vote for the president, members of parliament, mayors, council Chairpersons and councilors. Voting ended at exactly 18:00 hours in ...