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BREAKING: Zambia Run-Off Looms After 70 Constituencies Announced

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LATEST OFFICIAL / CONSOLIDATED PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS

As of ∼13:00 hrs, Sunday 16 August 2026 | 70 out of 226 Constituencies Reported

Candidate

Party

Votes

Approx. Share

Hakainde Hichilema

UPND

626,434

≈ 54.0%

Brian Mundubile

NRPUP

505,795

≈ 43.6%

Harry Kalaba

CF

6,469

<1%

Kelvin Fube Bwalya

ZMP

5,565

<1%

Fred M’membe

SP

3,747

<1%

Others (combined)

≈ 12,000+

≈ 1–2%

Metric

Value

Total Valid (Est.)

≈ 1,160,010

Lead

Hichilema by 120,639 votes

Threshold to Avoid Run-off

50% + 1 (≈ 580,005 votes)

HH Status

Above threshold by ∼46,429 votes

Run-off Watch: With 70/226 constituencies in, Hichilema is above the 50%+1 line. No run-off on current count, but with 156 constituencies still to report, the lead is not yet safe.

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