Releasing the final results from 156 constituencies, barring one, the Electoral Commission said on Monday that Opposition Leader Hakainde Hichilema defeated incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia's Presidential Election, Reuters reported.

Iran Press/Africa: According to swissinfo.ch, in the final tally, Hichilema secured 2,810,777 votes while Lungu was in second place with 1,814,201 votes, out of 7 million registered voters.

"I therefore declare that the said Hichilema to be President of Zambia," said Electoral Commission Chairman, Esau Chulu, to a packed results centre in the capital Lusaka.

224

Read More:

Voting starts in Chad presidential election