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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ECZ Sets 22:00 Hours Tonight for First Election Results Update, Warns Against Self-Declared Wins
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 Challenges Legality of ECZ’s Nationwide Vote-Counting Suspension
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 Suspends Vote Counting Nationwide After Reports of Violence and Ballot Theft
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.