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| country          = Zambia
| country          = Zambia
| type              = presidential
| type              = presidential
| ongoing          = yes
| ongoing          = no
| previous_election = Zambian presidential election, 2015
| previous_election = Zambian presidential election, 2015
| previous_year    = 2015
| previous_year    = 2015
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| next_year        = 2021
| next_year        = 2021
| election_date    = 11 August 2016
| election_date    = 11 August 2016
| votes_for_election= 5,166,088 registered voters<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.zm/media/20141130_total_counts_-_constituency.pdf |title=2014 Register of Voters | format = PDF  |date= 2014 |website= |publisher=Electoral Commission of Zambia |accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
| registered        = 6,698,372<ref>[https://www.elections.org.zm/register_statistics.php Register statistics] Electoral Commission of Zambia</ref>
| needed_votes      =  
| needed_votes      =  
| turnout          =
| turnout          = 56.45%
| image1            = [[File:Edgar Lungu.jpg|103px]]
| image1            = [[File:Edgar Lungu January 2015.jpg|103px]]
| nominee1          = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| nominee1          = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| party1            = [[Patriotic Front|PF]]
| running_mate1    = [[Inonge Wina]]
| popular_vote1    =
| party1            = Patriotic Front (Zambia)
| percentage1      =
| color1            = 3063ae
| swing1            =
| popular_vote1    = 1,860,877
| percentage1      = 50.35%
| swing1            =  
| image2            = [[File:Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg|110px]]
| image2            = [[File:Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg|110px]]
| nominee2          = [[Hakainde Hichilema]]
| nominee2          = [[Hakainde Hichilema]]
| party2            = [[United Party for National Development |UPND]]
| running_mate2    = [[Geoffrey Mwamba]]
| popular_vote2    =
| party2            = United Party for National Development
| percentage2      =
| color2            = d22027
| swing2            =
| popular_vote2    = 1,760,347
| map_image        = Zambia - Location Map (2011) - ZMB - UNOCHA.jpg
| percentage2      = 47.63%
| map_size          =  
| swing2            =  
| map_caption      =
| map_image        = Zambia general election results map 2016.png
| map_size          = 225px
| map_caption      = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#3063ae;">Blue</span> denotes constituencies won by Lungu, and <span style="color:#d22027;">Red</span> denotes those won by Hichilema.
| title            = President
| title            = President
| before_election  = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| before_election  = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| before_party      = [[Patriotic Front |PF]]
| before_party      = Patriotic Front (Zambia)
| after_election    =  
| after_election    = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| after_party      =  
| after_party      = Patriotic Front (Zambia)
}}
}}


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The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm Electoral system] IPU</ref>
The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm Electoral system] IPU</ref>
==Statistics==
*Total Registered Voters: 4,713,752
*Total Votes Cast: 2,681,328
*Total Votes Rejected: 60,490
*Turnout: 56.88%


==Candidates==
==Candidates==
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==Voting==
==Voting==
Some of the polling stations opened at 06hours and closed at 18hour those that opened late where given extra time the last polling station in Nalolo district Namawunga polling station closed at 0200am the following day cause it opened late. The vote turnout was high as went to the polls as early as 02hours waiting for the polling stations to open.
Polling stations opened at 06hours and where expected to closed at 18hour those that opened late where given extra time the last polling station in Nalolo district Namawunga polling station closed at 0200am the following day cause it opened late. The vote turnout was high as went to the polls as early as 02hours waiting for the polling stations to open.


In the western province the first voter arrived at 02hours but had to wait for the Litunga to cast the first vote.
In the [[Western Province]] the first voter arrived at 02:00am but had to wait for the [[Litunga]] to cast the first vote.


==Results==
==Results==
Results announced by the electoral commission on 15 August 2016 showed Edgar Lungu winning the presidential election with slightly more than 50.35% of the vote, ahead of his only serious competitor, Hakainde Hichilema, who received almost 47.63%


===President===
===President===
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!%
!%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Edgar Lungu]]||align=left|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]|| 207,547 ||
|align=left|[[Edgar Lungu]]||align=left|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]||1,860,877||50.35
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Hakainde Hichilema]]||align=left|[[United Party for National Development]]||153,630 ||
|align=left|[[Hakainde Hichilema]]||align=left|[[United Party for National Development]]||1,760,347||47.63
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Tilyenji Kaunda]]||align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]|| 1,104 ||
|align=left|[[Edith Nawakwi]]||align=left|[[Forum for Democracy and Development]]||24,149||0.65
|-
|-
|align=left|Andyford Banda||align=left|People's Alliance for Change|| 1,303 ||
|align=left|Andyford Banda||align=left|People's Alliance for Change||15,791||0.43
|-
|-
|align=left|Saviour Chishimba||align=left|[[United Progressive Party (Zambia)|United Progressive Party]]|| 747 ||
|align=left|Wynter Kabimba||align=left|[[Rainbow Party (Zambia)|Rainbow Party]]||9,504||0.26
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Edith Nawakwi]]||align=left|[[Forum for Democracy and Development]]|| 2,519 ||
|align=left|Saviour Chishimba||align=left|[[United Progressive Party (Zambia)|United Progressive Party]]||9,221||0.25
|-
|-
|align=left|Wynter Kabimba||align=left|[[Rainbow Party (Zambia)|Rainbow Party]]|| 901 ||
|align=left|[[Tilyenji Kaunda]]||align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||8,928||0.24
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Peter Sinkamba]]||align=left|Green Party of Zambia|| 521 ||
|align=left|[[Peter Sinkamba]]||align=left|Green Party of Zambia||4,515||0.12
|-
|-
|align=left|Maxwell Mwamba||align=left|Democratic Assembly|| 225 ||
|align=left|Maxwell Mwamba||align=left|Democratic Assembly||2,378||0.06
|-
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||707||–
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||85,795||–
|-
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||''' 669, 042 '''||'''100'''
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''6,698,372'''||'''100'''
|-
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||376, 790|| 56.32
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||3,781,505||56.45
|-
|-
|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]  
|}
 
===National Assembly===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]||1,537,946||42.01||80||+20
|-
|align=left|[[United Party for National Development]]||1,525,049||41.66||58||+30
|-
|align=left|[[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]||99,356||2.71||3||–52
|-
|align=left|[[Forum for Democracy and Development]]||79,489||2.17||1||0
|-
|align=left|[[Rainbow Party (Zambia)|Rainbow Party]]||34,906||0.95||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[National Restoration Party (Zambia)|National Restoration Party]]||10,887||0.30||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Alliance for Democracy and Development (Zambia)|Alliance for Democracy and Development]]||8,269||0.23||0||–1
|-
|align=left|United Democratic Front||7,643||0.21||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||7,253||0.20||0||0
|-
|align=left|Golden Progressive Party||1,461||0.04||0||New
|-
|align=left|Radical Revolutionary Party||831||0.02||0||New
|-
|align=left|Green Party of Zambia||407||0.01||0||New
|-
|align=left|United Progressive People||333||0.01||0||New
|-
|align=left|Independents||347,005||9.48||14||+11
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||92,044||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''3,752,879'''||'''100'''||'''156'''||'''+6'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||6,698,372||56.03||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [https://www.elections.org.zm/results/2016_national_assembly_elections Electoral Commission of Zambia], [https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=77536 Daily Mail]
|}
|}


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
===Local===
The main opposition critisized the [[Electoral Commission of Zambia|electoral commission]] for participating in fraud as they significantly delayed the announcement of the results. Claiming that the slow counting of the votes is unexplained.
[[Electoral Commission of Zambia|Election officials]] denied this, saying the slow publication of the results was because there were five different votes on Thursday - for president, parliament, mayors, local councillors and an amendment to the constitution on changes to the bill of rights.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37082475 Zambia elections: Opposition UPND alleges fraud], BBC, 15 August 2016</ref>
===International===
===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>
*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.
*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" />


* 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==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZqVXJtbfvw|350|right| 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 leading to property being destroyed and roads blocked. 133 protesters were arrested.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/zambia-arrests-133-protesters-contested-election-160816080236912.html Zambia arrests 133 protesters after contested election] Al Jazeera, 16 August 2016</ref>. 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/>
On 16 August, Lungu held a celebratory rally at [[Woodlands Stadium]] in [[Lusaka]] as his re-election secured him another 5 years.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Elections in Zambia]]
* [[Elections in Zambia]]
* [[Electoral Commission of Zambia]]
* [[Electoral Commission of Zambia]]
* [[Election petition]]


==References==
==References==
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