Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema slammed the southern African country's outgoing 'brutal regime' while promising a 'better democracy'.
Supporters of Zambian opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema began celebrating earlyLUSAKA - Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday slammed the southern African country's outgoing"brutal regime" while promising a"better democracy" in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide.
After a campaign dominated by the country's economic woes and marred by sporadic violence, Hichilema garnered 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for the incumbent Lungu in Thursday's election, according to nearly final results. Hichilema, 59, pledged:"We will foster a better democracy... rule of law, restoring order, respecting human rights, liberties and freedoms."
"It is with great honour, humility, gratitude that I stand before you today to say change is here," Hichilema said.AFP | Patrick Meinhardt Lungu deployed the military following pre-election clashes and reinforced the army presence in three provinces after two deaths were reported on election day. Observers viewed the election as a referendum on Lungu's rule, which saw plummeting living standards and deepening repression in the country of more than 17 million.
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