Zambia’s Electoral Commission has officially declared President Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the country’s 2026 Presidential Election, securing a second term with 2,965,326 votes, amounting to 61.50 percent of the total ballots cast.
His main challenger, Brian Mundubile, received 1,856,217 votes, representing 38.50 percent.
Despite allegations from the opposition citing electoral violence, intimidation, and abductions, President Hichilema said the results reflected Zambia’s democratic character, noting that the vote “showed the world who we are: a nation of peace, a nation of law and order, a democratic nation that settles our differences at the ballot box, and nowhere else.”
The victory grants Hichilema another five‑year mandate, during which he has pledged to continue building what he calls a “better Zambia.”
In the days leading up to the final declaration, authorities arrested several opposition figures, accusing them of links to a foreign militia and alleged plans to destabilize the country.
The National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) rejected the accusations, describing the arrests as intimidation tactics.
“I categorically reject these allegations. NRPUP has no militia. We do not support violence, nor do we support any attempt to overthrow the constitutional order of our country,” Mundubile said in a statement.
