ECZ declares Hakainde Hichilema winner of Zambia’s 2026 presidential election
On 18 August 2026 the Electoral Commission of Zambia declared incumbent Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the presidential vote with a clear first-round majority, avoiding a run-off. The declaration followed tallying across all 226 constituencies and confirmed Hichilema’s second five-year term.
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On 18 August 2026 the Electoral Commission of Zambia declared incumbent Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the presidential vote with a clear first-round majority, avoiding a run-off. The declaration followed tallying across all 226 constituencies and confirmed Hichilema’s second five-year term.
A confirmed first-round victory lowers near-term political uncertainty for Zambia and is likely to ease rollover and refinancing premia across Zambian sovereign debt, conditional on continued IMF and donor engagement and credible fiscal follow-through. The result reduces event-risk premia but does not itself guarantee spread compression or currency moves without subsequent policy signals or programme progress.
ECZ completion of gazetting and any Constitutional Court petitions within seven days; IMF and donor statements on programme continuity.
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- Zambia Presidential election 2026 — Resultselectiomap.com (opens in a new tab)
- Hichilema Wins Zambia’s 2026 Election in a Landslide as ECZ Declares Outright Victoryzambianeconomist.comSource published (opens in a new tab)
- Zambia : HICHILEMA DECLARED WINNER OF 2026 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONlusakatimes.comSource published (opens in a new tab)
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