'I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia.' zambiaelections HakaindeHichilema president
Lungu, who has been in office for six years, had tried to retain his mandate despite growing resentment about rising living costs and crackdowns on dissent.
Shortly after results were declared, Hichilema tweeted a picture of himself standing in front of a crowd with the caption"Thank you Zambia".They cheered, whistled and waved party flags, marching towards the international conference centre where the results were announced. But Lungu, who came to power in 2015 snap elections to finish the term a president who died in office, has claimed Thursday's vote was neither free nor fair.
"Let us be the change we voted for and embrace the spirit of Ubuntu to love and live together harmoniously."
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