Hichilema takes early lead as Zambia election count passes halfway

President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in Zambia’s presidential election, securing nearly 59 percent of votes counted in 135 of 226 constituencies. The result puts him on course for a second-term victory, though the final tally is still underway.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- President Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in Zambia's general election, with more than half of the country's constituencies counted, according to the electoral commission.

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was well ahead in the counting for national elections on ​Sunday, with nearly half the constituencies declared, ‌the electoral commission said.

President Hakainde Hichilema appears on course for outright win as observers cite violence and a tilted campaign field.

LUSAKA, Aug 16 - Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was well ahead in counting for national elections on Sunday with nearly half the constituencies declared, the electoral commission said.

Zambia’s president maintained an early lead in elections in which he’s seeking to extend his rule of the copper-rich southern African nation.