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Lungu ran for a full term in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 presidential election]], which turned out to be a rematch of the 2015 presidential election between Lungu and UPND candidate Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu won the election with 50.32% of the vote, just a few thousand votes over the threshold for avoiding a run-off. He also increased his margin of victory over Hichilema to 100,530 votes or 2.72%. Hichilema refused to concede defeat after the announcement of official results and filed a case before the Constitutional Court, asking for the results to be nullified due to irregularities. The court dismissed the case on 5 September 2016 and Lungu was [[Inauguration of Edgar Lungu|inaugurated]] for a full five-year term of office on 13 September. | Lungu ran for a full term in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 presidential election]], which turned out to be a rematch of the 2015 presidential election between Lungu and UPND candidate Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu won the election with 50.32% of the vote, just a few thousand votes over the threshold for avoiding a run-off. He also increased his margin of victory over Hichilema to 100,530 votes or 2.72%. Hichilema refused to concede defeat after the announcement of official results and filed a case before the Constitutional Court, asking for the results to be nullified due to irregularities. The court dismissed the case on 5 September 2016 and Lungu was [[Second Presidential Inauguration of Edgar Lungu|inaugurated]] for a full five-year term of office on 13 September. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
