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The Electoral Commission lifted its nationwide freeze on counting hours after imposing it, but Mundubile and Hichilema remain in a standoff over who is ahead.
ECZ has set 22:00 hours tonight for its first update on the 2026 general election results and warned candidates against self-declared victories, hours after suspending the nationwide count.
LAZ says ECZ's nationwide suspension of vote counting and results announcement must be lawful, necessary and proportionate, warning that violence in a few districts should not halt the…
ECZ has notified stakeholders that Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis will address the nation at 17:00 hrs today, 14 August, as Zambia's election results process continues.
ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis has suspended the counting and announcement of election results nationwide after violence against polling staff and ballot theft, as Zambia awaits an official presidential…
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has suspended the counting and announcement of election results across the country following reports of violence, threats against election officials and the alleged…
The campaign ends on 13 August. The calendar does not. Five decisions with fixed dates that face whoever forms a government, and the tests to judge them by.
No verified 2026 election totals or declared winners have yet been published by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Counting is underway.
