Siasa · Zambia vote count suspendedZambia Suspends Nationwide Vote Count Hours After Polls — Opposition Claims WinImeandikwa 7 Septemba 2026, 21:22 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:00Hours after polls closed Thursday,0:02Zambia's nationwide vote count was0:03suspended,0:04>> [music]0:04>> leaving results for 8.7 million0:06registered voters unresolved. The vote0:08was held Thursday. Counting was then0:10halted nationwide hours later, and a0:12presidential result had been expected0:14Monday. A timetable now on hold with0:16counting still suspended. The claim0:18centers on opposition presidential0:20candidate Brian Mundubile, who says his0:22own parallel count shows he defeated0:24incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema0:27for the presidency and for control of0:29parliament. 8.7 million voters were0:31registered for an election [music] that0:33expands parliament from 156 to 2260:36seats. Counting remains suspended across0:39the country. The contest covers a0:41significantly larger parliament.0:43Violence has been reported around the0:44halt, and the assertion of victory is0:46based on the candidate's own parallel0:48tabulation, not an official result. With0:51the count suspended, the official result0:53has not been published, and the outcome0:55for the presidency and the enlarged0:56parliament remains undetermined.0:58Unresolved is why the halt was ordered1:00and when counting will resume, how and1:02when official results will be lawfully1:04published, whether the parallel count1:06claim can be independently verified,1:08what the reported violence involves, and1:10how the commission and the incumbent1:12will respond.1:13This account so far comes from a single1:15transcript-based report without1:17independent confirmation. And with1:19counting still suspended, the official1:21result is not yet established.1:23Like and follow for more stories that1:25matter.Soma makalaMfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDexVideo fupi ↗
