Vote counting suspended then restarted in Zambia election after attacks at polling stations

Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended and then restarted under heightened security over reports of violence against election officials and the theft of ballot boxes

Vote counting suspended then restarted under heightened security in Zambia election  AP News

Zambia resumes vote counting after election officials attacked  Reuters

Zambia's electoral commission has resumed the counting of votes from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections after it was halted over alleged attacks on polling staff.

The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

[263Chat] Zambia's presidential election entered a tense phase on Friday after opposition leader Brian Mundubile claimed victory, while incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema stopped short of declaring a win and said his camp was receiving "encouraging results" as official counting continued.

Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide.

Just hours after Zambia’s electoral commission suspended vote counting nationwide, opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile raised “grave concern,” calling for full transparency amid reports of violence.

Temporary pause triggered widespread concern about the election in one of Africa’s most stable democracies

While the counting was suspended, riot police and army vehicles deployed to parts of the capital, Lusaka, including the main vote tallying center, though there were no immediate reports of any major unrest.

Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers  Toronto Star

Counting underway in Clacton as Nigel Farage to learn fate in 'people vs establishment' vote  GB News

With the 2026 elections approaching, the Superior Electoral Court has strengthened the security and oversight mechanisms of the electronic voting system. The court’s Secretary of Information Technology, Júlio Valente, explained that the voting process and the tabulation of results are structured in a decentralized and