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 count everywhere.
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 result.
