Zambia at a crossroads: Preserving democracy beyond the ballot

Zambia at a crossroads: Preserving democracy beyond the ballot

Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing victory claims and allegations of electoral interference. The emerging crisis exposes the danger of an information vacuum—and whether Zambia’s institutions can prevent electoral uncertainty from becoming political confrontation.

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