Zambian President Hichilema re-elected for second term

ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday’s presidential election without the need for a run-off, having reportedly secured 61.4 per cent of the 5 million votes cast. According to the Electoral Commission of Zambia, President Hichilema won with 2,965,326 votes and his closest competitor was opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who won 1,856,217 votes, about 38 per cent.