2016 Zambian general election

2016 Zambian general election
Registered	6,698,372
	Presidential election
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Turnout	56.45%
Lungu 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Hichilema 50-60% 80-90% >90%
President before election; Edgar Lungu; PF	Elected President ; Edgar Lungu; PF

General elections were held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President and National Assembly.^[1]^[2] A constitutional referendum was held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79.^[3]

President Edgar Lungu, previously elected in January 2015 to finish the term of Michael Sata, who died in office, was re-elected for a full five-year term with a majority of the vote in the first round, defeating opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu's Patriotic Front also won a majority in the National Assembly for the first time, winning 80 of the 156 elected seats.^[4] Lungu was inaugurated on 13 September 2016 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka despite opposition.

^ "Zambia votes in presidential elections". BBC News. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Zambia sets presidential election to August 2016". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections". Lusaka Times. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ PF grabs 80 parliamentary seats^{[permanent dead link‍]} Daily Mail, 27 August 2016

[1] "Zambia votes in presidential elections". BBC News. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[2] "Zambia sets presidential election to August 2016". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[3] "Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections". Lusaka Times. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[4] PF grabs 80 parliamentary seats^{[permanent dead link‍]} Daily Mail, 27 August 2016

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