Zambia's Upcoming Election on August 13 with Over Eight Million Registered Voters
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- On 13 August, more than eight million registered voters will get the chance to choose a president and a new parliament.
- Hichilema wants five more years after his 2021 landslide win over Lungu on a platform of change.
- When he took office in 2021, Zambia was in debt distress and had been failing to make its payments.
- The political landscape shifted dramatically with Lungu’s death on 5 June last year.
- This election is the first under significant constitutional changes enacted in late 2025.