Zambia President Hichilema Inaugurated for Second Term Amid Disputed Election

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was inaugurated for a second term following a disputed election and opposition arrests.

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The Electoral Commission of Zambia declared Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the August 2026 election with around 60% of the presidential vote. ^[1] Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was inaugurated on September 1, 2026, to begin his second term at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. ^[2] Hichilema's main challenger, opposition leader Brian Mundubile, received around 38% of the vote and claimed voting irregularities. ^[3] Opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebu Zulu were arrested and held at the Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison in central Zambia. ^[4] Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, were charged with treason, which they deny, and transferred to Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison. ^[5] Former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally shot and 11 people were arrested during a security forces raid on Brian Mundubile's residence on August 14. ^[6]

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The Electoral Commission of Zambia declared Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the August 2026 election with around 60% of the presidential vote. · Winnipeg Free Press

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was inaugurated on September 1, 2026, to begin his second term at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. · Winnipeg Free Press

Hichilema's main challenger, opposition leader Brian Mundubile, received around 38% of the vote and claimed voting irregularities. · Winnipeg Free Press

Opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebu Zulu were arrested and held at the Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison in central Zambia. · Winnipeg Free Press

Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, were charged with treason, which they deny, and transferred to Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison. · RT International

Former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally shot and 11 people were arrested during a security forces raid on Brian Mundubile's residence on August 14. · RT International

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