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Zambia's governing party candidate leads presidential poll

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Zambia's governing party candidate Edgar Lungu has maintained a narrow lead in the country's presidential election, the electoral body said Friday.

Patriotic Front candidate Lungu polled 701,089 votes against his main rival Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition United Party for National Development who has polled 674,185 votes or 46.85 percent in 121 constituencies out of the 150 constituencies. Endi