
ECZ Lifts Vote-Count Suspension as Zambia’s Election Stays Unsettled Between Rival Claims
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.
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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…
No verified 2026 election totals or declared winners have yet been published by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Counting is underway.

President Hakainde Hichilema has thanked Zambians for voting and urged patience as the country awaits official election results.

Voting has closed at most polling stations, while ECZ says stations that opened late must remain open long enough to complete the full 12-hour voting period.