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2015 Zambian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Zambia on 20 January 2015 to elect a president to serve the remainder of the term of President Michael Sata, following his death on 28 October 2014.[1]
Quick Facts 5,166,084 registered voters Simple majority of votes needed to win, Turnout ...
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5,166,084 registered voters Simple majority of votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 32.36% | ||||||||||||||||
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The ruling Patriotic Front candidate Edgar Lungu won by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.68%) against Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development. Hichilema denounced the elections as a sham and urged his supporters to remain calm.[2][3]