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[[File:Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|A cross section of the crowd at the [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|inauguration ceremony]].]] | [[File:Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|A cross section of the crowd at the [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|inauguration ceremony]].]] | ||
On 20 January 2015 Lungu contested the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential by-election]] and beat his closest rival [[Hakainde Hichilema]] of the [[United Party for National Development]] by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.66%).<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/results/2015_presidential_election#cm3] "The official results of the 2015 Presidential Election, as released by the ECZ"</ref> He was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on 24 January.<ref>NtimpaKC{{nonspecific|date=January 2015}}</ref> | On 20 January 2015 Lungu contested the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential by-election]] and beat his closest rival [[Hakainde Hichilema]] of the [[United Party for National Development]] by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.66%).<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/results/2015_presidential_election#cm3] "The official results of the 2015 Presidential Election, as released by the ECZ"</ref> He was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on 24 January.<ref>NtimpaKC{{nonspecific|date=January 2015}}</ref> | ||
On 15 August 2016, he was declared the winner of the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 11 Elections]] and re-elected as President of Zambia after he polled 1, 860, 877 (50.3 %) and his closest river [[Hakainde Hichilema]] from the [[UPND]] polled 1, 760, 347(47.8%).<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/15/president-edgar-lungu-re-elected-president-zambia/ President Edgar Lungu Re-Elected as President of Zambia], ''[[LusakaTimes]]'', 15 August 2016</ref> | |||
==Presidency== | ==Presidency== | ||
