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The '''incumbent''' is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the [[ | The '''incumbent''' is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the [[2021 general elections]], [[Edgar Lungu]] was the incumbent, because he had been the president in the previous term while the election sought to determine the president for the current term. A race without an incumbent is referred to as '''an open seat'''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
