# Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence

https://mins.news/en/item/22965

- France 24, 2026-08-15 12:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/zambia-resumes-vote-count-after-pause-over-violence

> Zambia resumed counting votes on Friday after a nationwide halt prompted by alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers. The suspension came a day after presidential and parliamentary elections, while opposition leader Brian Mundubile had already claimed victory.

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