Hakainde Hichilema Re-elected as President of Zambia for Second Term

Exam-focused facts from the 20 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected as President of Zambia for a second five-year term, receiving about 61.4 percent of valid votes.
Election Commission chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis declared Hichilema president-elect on August 18, 2026.
Brian Mundubile, the main challenger, received about 38 percent of valid votes.
The presidential election was held on August 13, 2026, and about 5 million votes were cast.
Hichilema, aged 64, contested his seventh presidential election, while Brian Mundubile made his first bid for president.
Hichilema belongs to the United Party for National Development (UPND).