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Zambia opposition petitions presidential election results

Xinhua, August 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Zambia's main opposition party on Friday successfully filed a petition challenging the results of the presidential election held last Thursday.

The United Party for National Development (UPND) legal team filed the petition late on Friday afternoon at the Supreme Court.

The petition stated that there is need for a recount of the total votes cast across the country due to "numerous irregularities" that were gathered before, during and after the elections.

The court will now have 14 days to hear and determine the matter.

Lungu was declared winner of the tightly contested August 11 polls after getting 1.8 million votes while main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema got 1.7 million votes. Endit