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* Southern African Development Community: The SADC observer mission along with COMESA, 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> | * Southern African Development Community: The SADC observer mission along with COMESA, 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> | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
Ruling party members took to the street to celebreate the vitory of Mr Edgar Lungu. Mr Lungu, leader of the Patriotic Front, won 50.35 percent of the vote, against 47.67 percent for Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development, according to the [[Electoral Commission of Zambia]]. | |||
Riots took place in most parts of Zambia as Electoral Commission of Zambia anounnced that President Edgar Lungu was re-election of as the presdient of Zambia The opposition party rejected result, saying that the electoral commission had colluded to rig the result in favour of Lungu. | |||
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