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| Polling agents guard ballot boxes as counting of ballot papers continues a day after presidential elections in Lusaka, Zambia. (Photo:AP) |
Lusaka: Zambia's ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu was Thursday leading in the race to replace the late president Michael Sata, authorities said as voting continued in parts of the country.
According to the Electoral Commission of Zambia, ballots from 80 of the 150 constituencies had been counted by late Thursday morning.