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|align=left colspan=4|Source: [https://www.elections.org.zm/general_election_2016.php Electoral Commission of Zambia] (22 out of 156 constituencies declared) | |align=left colspan=4|Source: [https://www.elections.org.zm/general_election_2016.php Electoral Commission of Zambia] (22 out of 156 constituencies declared) | ||
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==Reactions== | |||
===International=== | |||
*{{Flag|European Union}}: EU observers commended the Zambian people for conducting peaceful elections and deemed the election process free and transparent despite some delays. However, the EU commission accused state media of being unbalanced in its report.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/election-observers-in-zambia-report-media-biased-in-vote/a-19473207|title=Election observers in Zambia report media 'biased' in vote {{!}} News {{!}} DW.COM {{!}} 13.08.2016|last=(www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche Welle|website=DW.COM|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> | |||
*{{Flag|United States}}: The US based [[Carter Center]] said that the election was conducted in a highly tense atmosphere and that there is alot of polarization due to inter-party politics. The Center is also concerned with the huge delay in the announcement of the results by the electoral commission. | |||
*[[African Union]]: [[Goodluck Jonathan]], the head of the AU observer mission in Zambia, also deemed election day to have been peaceful. However, like the EU, he noted that state media had been biased towards the ruling party. Furthermore, he also added that holding the referendum at the same time as the elections caused confusion to many voters and added complexity to the election process.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*[[Southern African Development Community]]: The SADC observer mission along with [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]], [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], and the [[International Conference on the Great Lakes Region]] all concluded that the election was conducted in a free and fair environment. [[Jakaya Kikwete]], leader of the commonwealth observer mission in the country said that the pockets of violence in the country and the way the police handled the situation was unfortunate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zambiareports.com/2016/08/13/au-sadc-carter-center-other-observers-declare-zambia-polls-free-fair/|title=AU, SADC, Carter Center & Other Observers Declare Zambia Polls Free & Fair|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> | |||
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