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He was one of the two main candidates in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 election]], which he lost by a narrow margin of just 27,757 votes (1.66%) against the ruling party's candidate. Hichilema denounced the election as a [[Sham election|sham]] and urged his supporters to remain calm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/11367373/Zambia-opposition-cries-foul-as-Lungu-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Zambia opposition cries foul as Lungu wins presidential election |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=24 January 2015 |website= |publisher= Telegraph |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hh-zambia.com/blog/edgar-lungu-steals-election/ |title=Edgar Lungu steals election |last1=Hichilema |first1=Hakainde |date=24 January 2015 |website=hh-zambia.com |publisher= |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref> | He was one of the two main candidates in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 election]], which he lost by a narrow margin of just 27,757 votes (1.66%) against the ruling party's candidate. Hichilema denounced the election as a [[Sham election|sham]] and urged his supporters to remain calm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/11367373/Zambia-opposition-cries-foul-as-Lungu-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Zambia opposition cries foul as Lungu wins presidential election |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=24 January 2015 |website= |publisher= Telegraph |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hh-zambia.com/blog/edgar-lungu-steals-election/ |title=Edgar Lungu steals election |last1=Hichilema |first1=Hakainde |date=24 January 2015 |website=hh-zambia.com |publisher= |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Interviews== | |||
Hichilema was featured on the popular BBC television program HARDtalk on 1st November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct2km6|title=Hakainde Hichilema, HARDtalk - BBC World News|website=BBC|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> He is the first Zambian opposition political leader to be hosted on HARDtalk and the second Zambian Politician featured after former President [[Levy Mwanawasa]]. | |||
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