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Zambia Defence Minister Lungu wins presidential election
Source: BBC
24 January 2015 Last updated at 22:45 GMT
Zambia Defence Minister Lungu wins presidential election
Zambia's presidential election has been won by Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.
Mr Lungu won by a 48.3% majority, the election commission said, after an election race marred by delays.
His rival, Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development, who earlier denounced Tuesday's election as a sham, came close with 46.7% of the vote.
The election was called after the death of President Michael Sata last October.
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Zambia Defence Minister Lungu wins presidential election
Zambia's presidential election has been won by Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.
Mr Lungu won by a 48.3% majority, the election commission said, after an election race marred by delays.
His rival, Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development, who earlier denounced Tuesday's election as a sham, came close with 46.7% of the vote.
The election was called after the death of President Michael Sata last October.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30970952
