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A colourful ceremony characterised the inauguration of Zambia’s sixth Republican President [[Edgar Lungu]] at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] on 25 January 2015 in [[Lusaka]]. | |||
President-elect Lungu 58, who was clad in a blue suit, white shirt and red tie was accompanied by his wife [[Esther Lungu|Esther]] amid tight security, arrived at the stadium around 10:20 hours to a thunderous welcome. | President-elect Lungu 58, who was clad in a blue suit, white shirt and red tie was accompanied by his wife [[Esther Lungu|Esther]] amid tight security, arrived at the stadium around 10:20 hours to a thunderous welcome. | ||
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President Lungu must also solve a standoff with the mining industry over a tax system introduced in June that may lead to 12,000 job losses in 2015 alone, according to an industry lobby group. | President Lungu must also solve a standoff with the mining industry over a tax system introduced in June that may lead to 12,000 job losses in 2015 alone, according to an industry lobby group. | ||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTYWXIczyk0|420|left|VIDEO: Inauguration Ceremony of His Excellency [[Edgar Lungu]], President-elect of the [[Republic of Zambia]], 25 January 2015 at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] in [[Lusaka]].|frame}} | |||
==Notable attendees== | ==Notable attendees== | ||
The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by former acting president [[Guy Scott]] and his wife [[Charlotte Scott|Charlotte]], SADC Chairperson and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, visiting senior government officials, [[National Assembly of Zambia]] Speaker [[Patrick Matibini]], Cabinet ministers, diplomats accredited to Zambia, Defence Chiefs, First Republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and former President [[Rupiah Banda]]. | The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by former acting president [[Guy Scott]] and his wife [[Charlotte Scott|Charlotte]], SADC Chairperson and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, visiting senior government officials, [[National Assembly of Zambia]] Speaker [[Patrick Matibini]], Cabinet ministers, diplomats accredited to Zambia, Defence Chiefs, First Republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and former President [[Rupiah Banda]]. |