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2021 Zambian general election information


2021 Zambian general election
2021 Zambian general election
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Presidential election
Turnout70.61% (Increase 14.16 pp)
 
Nominee Hakainde Hichilema Edgar Lungu
Party UPND PF
Running mate Mutale Nalumango Nkandu Luo
Popular vote 2,852,348 1,870,780
Percentage 59.02% 38.71%

President before election

Edgar Lungu
PF

Elected President

Hakainde Hichilema
UPND

National Assembly election

156 of the 167 seats in the National Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
UPND Hakainde Hichilema 46.22 82 +24
PF Edgar Lungu 35.70 60 −20
PNUP Highvie Hamududu 0.27 1 +1
Independents 14.31 13 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after
Patrick Matibini
PF
Nelly Mutti
Maps

General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President, National Assembly, mayors, council chairs and councillors. Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development was elected president, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.[1][2]

On 16 August, Lungu conceded in a televised statement, sending a letter and congratulating Hichilema.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election". Reuters. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election". news.trust.org. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Zambia election: Hakainde Hichilema beats President Edgar Lungu". BBC News. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ @zittokabwe (15 August 2021). "#Zambia President @EdgarCLungu has conceded in a letter sent to now president elect @HHichilema of @UPNDZM. Once ag…" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 August 2021 – via Twitter.

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