# Zambia's Hichilema wins second presidential term

https://mins.news/en/item/24740

- DW, 2026-08-18 04:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-s-hichilema-wins-second-presidential-term/a-78406328?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Zambia's election commission declared President Hakainde Hichilema the winner of a second five-year term after he secured 61.4% of the vote. The opposition alleged intimidation, arrests, violence and irregularities, while authorities arrested 11 people, including prominent opposition figures, during an election-night raid.

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