Hakainde Hichilema has 200,000-vote lead with results in for 31 of 156 constituencies, amid fears of unrest
The Zambian opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has taken an early lead over his long-time rival and the incumbent, Edgar Lungu, in the country’s tight and tense presidential election, with the national electoral commission urging people to wait for the final official results to avoid any unrest.
Lungu, 64 and in power since 2015, faces a potentially close-run contest against Hichilema, a self-made businessman who was jailed after narrowly losing by a slim margin the last election.
