Zambia Suspends Election Results Counting Due to Violence
Electoral commission halts nationwide vote counting and result announcements, citing violence against staff and stolen ballot papers.
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Zambia's electoral commission has suspended nationwide vote counting and results announcements after election officials were targeted by violence and ballot papers were stolen.
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The general election is a major test for President Hakainde Hichilema amid economic reform programs and cost of living frustrations.
Zambia's electoral commission has suspended the counting and announcement of election results nationwide with immediate effect, citing violence directed at election officials.
The commission said ballot papers had also been stolen in some cases and that it would review the suspension within 24 hours.
Why has Zambia suspended vote counting?
The Electoral Commission of Zambia said the decision followed incidents of violence targeting polling staff.
It added that ballot papers had been stolen in some locations, though it did not immediately give details on where the incidents occurred or how widespread they were.
The general election is a major test for President Hakainde Hichilema, whose economic reform program has been weighed against widespread frustration over the cost of living.
Around 8 million people were registered to vote in the southern African country of about 22 million people.
Voters were also choosing members of parliament and local councillors at more than 13,500 polling stations.
Were there problems during voting?
Long queues formed before dawn at polling stations in Lusaka, with some voters gathering around makeshift fires as they waited.
Local observers reported delays and frustration at some polling stations because of poor voter guidance, confusion over voter rolls and crowd-management problems.
European Union observers were monitoring the election.
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Commission will review the suspension within 24 hours.
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- Where did the incidents of violence and ballot theft occur?
- How widespread was the stolen ballot paper issue?
