2021 Zambian general election

General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President and National Assembly.[1] President-elect Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner when releasing the final results from 156 constituencies, defeating current President Edgar Lungu.

2021 Zambian general election
12 August 2021
Registered7,023,499
Turnout70.95%Increase as of 10:15 CAT
Reporting
99.36%
as of 10:15, 16 August 2021 CAT
 
Nominee Hakainde Hichilema Edgar Lungu
Party UPND PF
Running mate Mutale Nalumango Nkandu Luo
Popular vote 2,810,757 1,814,201
Percentage 59.38% 38.33%
President before election

Edgar Lungu
PF

 Elected President

Hakainde Hichilema
UPND

Hichilema won 2,810,757 votes while Lungu was in second place with 1,814,201 votes, out of 7 million registered voters.[2][3]

Lungu has refused to accept losing the election by calling the election a fraud.[4]

  • 2026 Zambian general election

References
  1. "Zambia commences voter registration exercise ahead of 2021 polls". Xinhua News Agency. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election". Reuters. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election". news.trust.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. "Zambian president declares general elections 'not free and fair'". Reuters. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-14.


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