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* | *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> | ||
* | *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" /> | *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" /> | ||
