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Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins 2021 presidential election

United Party for National Development (UPND) Presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema looks on during a rally in Lusaka on January 18, 2015. [Reuters]

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has defeated incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia's presidential election, the electoral commission said on Monday when releasing the final results from 156 constituencies, barring one.

In the final tally, Hichilema secured 2,810,777 votes while Lungu was in second place with 1,814,201 votes, out of 7 million registered voters.

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