PoliticsZambia after the polls: A test for democracy in Africa

Zambia’s democratic institutions are under scrutiny after the Electoral Commission declared President Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the August 13 election. Challenger Brian Mundubile says he will contest the result, but courts have been closed since August 24 over security concerns. The chief justice said an election petition was received by private email and referred it to the Constitutional Court to determine whether it was formally filed.

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