# Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote, officials say

https://mins.news/en/video/29719

- euronews, 2026-08-23 10:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yJXz71BQVI

> Officials say Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election with 60% of the vote. The contest was widely viewed as a referendum on his first term, during which Zambia’s economy returned to growth after years of fiscal distress.

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