LUSAKA, Zambia
A number
of African leaders are expected in Zambia for Monday’s inauguration of
president-elect Hakainde Hichilema.Zambia’s president-elect Hakainde Hichilema waves at his supporters after casting a vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 12, 2021.
The
59-year-old was declared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia winner of the
presidential election held on August 12, beating incumbent President Edgar
Lungu.
Hichilema
managed to pass the 50 percent-plus-one requirement for a presidential winner
with 2,810,757 of the votes while Lungu got 1,814,201.
Some of
the leaders that are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony include
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera and
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Hichilema,
who had lost five past elections, will be faced with the task of resuscitating
Zambia’s economy, a major pledge during his campaigns.
14 other
candidate contested in the presidential election which attracted a voted
turnout of about 70 percent of the registered voters.
Hichilema
has already received congratulatory messages from other African leaders,
including Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta, South Africa President Cyril
Ramaphosa, Tanzania President Samia Hassan and Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari.
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