2021 Zambian general election

2021 Zambian general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	70.61% ( 14.16 pp)
Nominee Hakainde Hichilema Edgar Lungu Party UPND PF Running mate Mutale Nalumango Nkandu Luo Popular vote 2,852,348 1,870,780 Percentage 59.02% 38.71%
President before election Edgar Lungu PF Elected President Hakainde Hichilema UPND
National Assembly election
156 of the 167 seats in the National Assembly 85 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/– UPND Hakainde Hichilema 46.22 82 +24 PF Edgar Lungu 35.70 60 −20 PNUP Highvie Hamududu 0.27 1 +1 Independents – 14.31 13 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after Patrick Matibini PF Nelly Mutti
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Hichilema   50-60%   80-90%   >90% Lungu   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Presidential results by province Presidential results by National Assembly constituency National Assembly results by constituency

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General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President, National Assembly, mayors, council chairs and councillors. Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development was elected president, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.^[1][2]

On 16 August, Lungu conceded in a televised statement, sending a letter and congratulating Hichilema.^[3][4]