# Zambia’s Hichilema wins second term as president

https://mins.news/en/item/24668

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 01:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/zambias-hichilema-wins-second-term-as-president?traffic_source=rss

> Zambia’s electoral commission says President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second term with roughly 60 percent of valid votes, against 38 percent for Brian Mundubile. The election was marred by fraud allegations; counting was suspended after reports of violence against polling staff and stolen ballot papers.

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