Zambian general election, 2016: Difference between revisions

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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZqVXJtbfvw|280|| 15 Aug 2016: Riots in [[Southern Province]] after re-election of [[Edgar Lungu]]|frame}}
PF members took to the street to celebrate Lungu's victory,<ref name=ZAM>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/zambia-president-reelected-in-close-vote/3464823.html|title=Zambia President Re-Elected in Close Vote|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> whilst riots took place in most parts of the country. The UPND rejected the results, saying that the electoral commission had colluded to rig the result in favour of Lungu,<ref name=AJ>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/zambia-arrests-133-protesters-contested-election-160816080236912.html|title=Zambia arrests 133 protesters after contested election|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> also stating that they would appeal the results at the Constitutional Court, accusing election officials of fraud during the count.<ref name=AJ/>
PF members took to the street to celebrate Lungu's victory,<ref name=ZAM>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/zambia-president-reelected-in-close-vote/3464823.html|title=Zambia President Re-Elected in Close Vote|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> whilst riots took place in most parts of the country. The UPND rejected the results, saying that the electoral commission had colluded to rig the result in favour of Lungu,<ref name=AJ>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/zambia-arrests-133-protesters-contested-election-160816080236912.html|title=Zambia arrests 133 protesters after contested election|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> also stating that they would appeal the results at the Constitutional Court, accusing election officials of fraud during the count.<ref name=AJ/>