# Zambian electoral body suspends vote counting over violence

https://mins.news/en/video/22438

- TRT World, 2026-08-14 17:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xmrMo5BCc

> Zambia’s Electoral Commission has immediately halted vote counting and the release of election results nationwide after reports of violence targeting election officials in some districts. Stellenbosch University’s Sishuwa Sishuwa weighs in.

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