George Kunda re-elected
Vice President George Kunda has retained the Muchinga Parliamentary Seat with a landslide victory. Mr Kunda who polled 6 thousand 2 hundred and 92 votes, against his rival John Chama of the Patriotic Front who got one thousand 3 hundred and 7 votes. Muchinga returning officer Manasseh Phiri declared Mr Kunda as the duly elected [...]
With 15 out of 150 constituencies tallied, the Election Commission said Sata had won 134,635 votes against 70,335 for Banda. Full nationwide results are not expected until Thursday.
Eurasia said another narrow loss for Sata could cause disgruntled supporters to take to the streets, but it predicted that any trouble would have no impact on what is regarded as one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most promising economies.
“If Sata loses a close election and rejects the outcome there will be some unrest in Lusaka and the Copper Belt but it will be contained and relatively short-lasting,” Eurasia said
Continue reading …The Electoral commission of Zambia website has been hacked and taken over by some unknown ‘engineers’. The unknown ‘engineers’ but believed to be from the PF are posting fake presidential results on the website www.elections.org.zm The ECZ has confirmed the ‘take over’ and is expected to issue a statement to denounce the results being displayed. [...]
Continue reading …UPND’s Siyaukwa Sianga has scooped the Sesheke Central Constituency seat. Mr Siyanga polled 4 thousand 7-hundred 6 votes, while MMD’s Frank Kufwakwandi polled 3 thousand 5 hundred votes. PF candidate Evans Chipman polled one thousand 2 hundred and 27 votes. ADD’s Mwangala Libeleki had 1 hundred and 95 votes. Returning Officer for Sesheke Central Jairo [...]
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State House has dismissed speculations and rumors that the final results of the 2011 tripartite elections have been compiled and that Rupiah Banda has been informed. State House spokesperson Dickson Jere said ‘such rumors are a total lie. President Banda is not aware of the final results that are still being compiled and will, like [...]
Continue reading …Patriotic Front (PF) has claimed that their candidate Michael Sata is leading the presidential race by 56 per cent against MMD’s Rupiah Banda with 32 per cent. And the PF has since challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to immediately release the results stating that the Commission already has the results. PF Secretary General Winter [...]
Continue reading …Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) Presidential Candidate has won the majority of votes in Nakonde Constituency in Northern Province with 11,378, followed by Patriotic Front (PF) Michael Sata with 9,363 and United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Hakainde Hichilema was third with 433, the other candidates trailed on with insignificant votes. In Kantanshi Constituency [...]
Continue reading …The Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata has taken the leaded in a number of constituencies of the Copperbelt province namely Kankoyo, Kamfinsa, Nkana, and Wusakile. Sata polled 9,645 votes in Kankoyo followed by Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) President Rupiah Banda with 2, 794, and Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development [...]
Continue reading …The MMD has scooped the Mpongwe parliamentary Seat. Former Works and Supply Minister Gabriel Namulambe has scooped the seat with over 7,843 votes and is followed by Keith Maila from the PF with 5,143votes. Trailing the list is Noah Lundwe from the UPND with one thousand 4 hundred and 22 votes. The Returning Officer [...]
Continue reading …Zambia’s elections Tuesday were marred by “regrettable” violence in Lusaka, but the isolated unrest in the capital did not risk the overall integrity of the vote, the EU’s chief observer said. Zambians cast their ballots in presidential, parliamentary and local polls Tuesday to choose their leaders for the next five years, but the vote was [...]
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