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The main opposition critisized the electoral | The main opposition critisized the [[Electoral Commission of Zambia|electoral commission]] for participating in fraud as they significantly delayed the announcement of the results. Claiming that the slow counting of the votes is unexplained. | ||
[[Electoral Commission of Zambia|Election officials]] denied this, saying the slow publication of the results was because there were five different votes on Thursday - for president, parliament, mayors, local councillors and an amendment to the constitution on changes to the bill of rights.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37082475 Zambia elections: Opposition UPND alleges fraud], BBC, 15 August 2016</ref> | |||
===International=== | ===International=== | ||
