Zambia to inaugurate Lungu as president after disputed pollLUSAKA, Zambia--Edgar Lungu is set to be inaugurated as president of Zambia on Tuesday, after a last-minute court bid by a defeated opposition candidate failed to halt the ceremony. Lungu, who first took power last year, won the Aug, 11 election by around 100,000 votes but his opponent Hakainde Hichilema has alleged that the result was riddled with fraud. The inauguration will be held at a Chinese-built sports stadium in the capital, with regional dignitaries including President Robert Mugabe of neighboring Zimbabwe expected to attend. Hichilema, a wealthy businessman who has run five times for president, accused Lungu, the election commission and court judges of all being guilty of fraud over the vote result. Official election results put Lungu narrowly ahead on 50.35 percent against 47.63 percent for Hichilema among a field of nine candidates — just enough to avoid a second-round run-off.

Source: The China Post September 13, 2016 16:07 UTC