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UN chief congratulates Zambia on peaceful election

Xinhua, January 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday congratulated the people and government of Zambia for its peaceful presidential election.

"Zambia's long record of peaceful transitions through proper democratic processes is an example in the region," Ban said in a statement.

Ban also said that the UN stands ready to continue to work with the government of Zambia to press ahead with its national priorities and move towards a new sustainable development agenda.

On Saturday, Zambia ruling Patriotic Front (PF) emerged victorious in the country's highly contested presidential election and PF presidential candidate Edgar Lungu garnered 48.33 percent of the total votes cast.

Lungu, 58, succeeded late President Michael Sata who died in London last October after serving only three of his five-year term. Endite