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According to the Constitution, under the constitutional court any presidential election that is said to be fraudulent with indisputable evidence must be nullified. The constitution also states that once a petition is filed in by the claimants of victory for presidency, the Constitutional court must allow for a speaker or chief justice to act as President. | According to the Constitution, under the constitutional court any presidential election that is said to be fraudulent with indisputable evidence must be nullified. The constitution also states that once a petition is filed in by the claimants of victory for presidency, the Constitutional court must allow for a speaker or chief justice to act as President. | ||
===Court ruling=== | ===Court ruling=== | ||
On 5 September [[The Constitutional Court]] dismissed the petition against the election of President Edgar Lungu by United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema and his running mate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba on grounds that its mandate lapsed at 23:59 on Friday<ref name=ZD>{{cite web|title=Presidential election petition dismissed |url=http://zambianeye.com/archives/51637|publisher=Zambian Eye |accessdate= 23 August 2016}}</ref>. | |||
==Judges== | ==Judges== | ||
