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After president [[Michael Sata]] [[died in office]] Lungu's victory over [[UPND]] President [[Hakainde Hichilema]] in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 presidential election]]<ref>{{cite news|title=President Edgar Lungu’s Inauguration in Pictures|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/01/25/president-edgar-lungus/inauguration-pictures/|publisher=Lusaka Times|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lungu declared President|url=http://www.zambiawatchdog.com/lungu-declared-president/|publisher=Zambia Watchdog|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref> Hichilema denounced the elections as a sham and urged his supporters to remain calm<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/11367373/Zambia-opposition-cries-foul-as-Lungu-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Zambia opposition cries foul as Lungu wins presidential election |date=24 January 2015 |work= The Daily Telegraph |website= |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hichilema">{{cite web |url=http://hh-zambia.com/blog/edgar-lungu-steals-election/ |title=Edgar Lungu steals election |last1=Hichilema |first1=Hakainde |date=24 January 2015 |website=hh-zambia.com |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>. | After president [[Michael Sata]] [[died in office]] Lungu's victory over [[UPND]] President [[Hakainde Hichilema]] in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 presidential election]]<ref>{{cite news|title=President Edgar Lungu’s Inauguration in Pictures|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/01/25/president-edgar-lungus/inauguration-pictures/|publisher=Lusaka Times|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lungu declared President|url=http://www.zambiawatchdog.com/lungu-declared-president/|publisher=Zambia Watchdog|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref> Hichilema denounced the elections as a sham and urged his supporters to remain calm<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/11367373/Zambia-opposition-cries-foul-as-Lungu-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Zambia opposition cries foul as Lungu wins presidential election |date=24 January 2015 |work= The Daily Telegraph |website= |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hichilema">{{cite web |url=http://hh-zambia.com/blog/edgar-lungu-steals-election/ |title=Edgar Lungu steals election |last1=Hichilema |first1=Hakainde |date=24 January 2015 |website=hh-zambia.com |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>. | ||
However during President Lungu's | However during President Lungu's | ||
[[Presidency of Edgar Lungu | presidency]] in 2015 he signed a new constitution which brought about the 50+1 voting system and chance that anyone can challenge the election results if they felt that the election they could file in an [[election petition]] | [[Presidency of Edgar Lungu | presidency]] in 2015 he signed a new constitution which brought about the 50+1 voting system and chance that anyone can challenge the election results if they felt that the election they could file in an [[election petition]]. | ||
After the announcement of the [[2016 general election]] results where announced Mr Hichilema and his running mate challenged [[President Lungu]] and His running mate | |||
==Also See== | ==Also See== | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 13 April 2017
The President Lungu and Hichilema Saga began was a number of events that took place after the 2016 general elections and after the an Election petition was thrown out where UPND president and his running-mate challenged that the election was stolen from them.
History
After president Michael Sata died in office Lungu's victory over UPND President Hakainde Hichilema in the 2015 presidential election[1][2] Hichilema denounced the elections as a sham and urged his supporters to remain calm[3][4]. However during President Lungu's presidency in 2015 he signed a new constitution which brought about the 50+1 voting system and chance that anyone can challenge the election results if they felt that the election they could file in an election petition.
After the announcement of the 2016 general election results where announced Mr Hichilema and his running mate challenged President Lungu and His running mate
Also See
- Zambian presidential election, 2015
- Zambian general election, 2016
- 2016 Zambian presidential election petition
References
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
