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PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has continued to widen his lead over Brian Mundubile according to the latest results announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). President Hichilema has so far polled 1,056,812 votes from 105 constituencies announced, 225,971 more than his closest rival, Mundubile, who has so far polled 830,841 votes. The 11 other candidates […]

41 Views By Sishuwa Sishuwa The 2026 election was the first competitive election that Hakainde Hichilema has ever managed. The 2006 internal party election that brought him to the helm of the then main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and the 2021 poll that secured him the Zambian presidency were both organised by […]

By Wellingtone Kasonde, The announcement of parliamentary election results for Matero Constituency has come to a standstill at the Totalling Centre following a dispute over discrepancies in the figures being presented by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The dispute centres on Tonse Alliance candidate Patrick Salubusa, who has questioned the results being announced, saying […]

VOTE ANALYSIS | Hichilema Leads, But 121 Remaining Constituencies Hold the Answer President Hakainde Hichilema has moved into a 225,971-vote lead as Zambia’s presidential count reaches 105 of 226 constituencies. The consolidated figures put Hichilema at 1,056,812 votes against Brian Mundubile’s 830,841. Across all 14 candidates, 1,928,013 valid presidential votes have so far been recorded, […]

KAMPAMBA Mulenga has retained the Kalulushi parliamentary seat after polling 12,539 votes in a closely contested election. Mulenga, who stood on the United Party for National Development ticket, narrowly defeated NRPUP candidate Bernard Besa, who received 12,370 votes. Resolute Party candidate Patrick Mulenga finished third with 3,566 votes. A total of 29,001 votes were cast,

Southern Province (Gwembe Constituency), Gwembe District Hakainde Hichilema: 24,797Brian Mundubile: 204 Eastern Province (Sinda Constituency), Sinda DistrictHakainde Hichilema: 9,994Brian Mundubile: 9,577 Muchinga Province (Mpika South Constituency), Mpika DistrictHakainde Hichilema: 1,969Brian Mundubile: 9,279 Western Province (Liuwa Constituency), Kalabo DistrictHakainde Hichilema: 14,246Brian Mundubile: 159 Muchinga Province (Nakonde Constituency), Nakonde DistrictHakainde Hichilema: 7,463Brian Mundubile: 8,150 Northwestern Province (Zambezi […]

LUSAKA CENTRAL: FORMAL REQUEST FOR INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND RECOUNT On 14 August 2026, I formally wrote to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) requesting the suspension of the declaration of the Lusaka Central Constituency parliamentary result pending independent verification and a recount. The letter raises serious concerns about the voting and counting process on 13 […]

How Hichilema stole Zambia’s election By Sishuwa Sishuwa The 2026 election was the first competitive election that Hakainde Hichilema has ever managed. The 2006 internal party election that brought him to the helm of the then main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and the 2021 poll that secured him the Zambian presidency were […]

ECZ CLARIFIES KEEMBE NUMBERS, ANNOUNCES NEXT BATCH OF RESULTS The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has moved quickly to clear up confusion over the Keembe East and Keembe West constituency results, demonstrating transparency after a minor error during this morning’s announcements. The Commission explained that Keembe East had been read out twice in the first […]

MAANO REJECTS ZAMBEZI CENTRAL RESULTS, CITES VIOLENCE AND IRREGULARITIES 16.08.2026 UPND losing parliamentary candidate for Zambezi Central, Dennis Kayombo Maano, has rejected the results of the 2026 General Election and announced plans to challenge the outcome in court. Mr Maano said he rejected the results after he was declared to have polled 7,816 votes against […]