Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival
Supporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia. Photograph: Anita Reed/APView image in fullscreenSupporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia. In June, South Africa’s supreme court of appeal ruled in favour of Lungu’s family, overturning a previous high court decision in favour of the government.View image in fullscreenEdgar Lungu and his wife at a rally in Lusaka in 2015.
- ▪Supporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia.
- ▪Photograph: Anita Reed/APView image in fullscreenSupporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia.
- ▪In June, South Africa’s supreme court of appeal ruled in favour of Lungu’s family, overturning a previous high court decision in favour of the government.View image in fullscreenEdgar Lungu and his wife at a rally in Lusaka in 2015.
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Supporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia. Photograph: Anita Reed/APView image in fullscreenSupporters of the president, Hakainde Hichilema, campaign in Lusaka, Zambia. Photograph: Anita Reed/APZambiaZambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rivalHakainde Hichilema is bidding for second term, but feud between him and family of Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025, continuesRachel SavageThu 13 Aug 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAs Zambians go to the polls, the ghost of the current president’s predecessor hangs over the elections.Hakainde Hichilema, 64, is bidding for a second term leading the southern African country after defeating his arch-rival Edgar Lungu by a landslide in 2021.A feud between the two men, their families…
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