Zambia Suspends Vote Counting After Violence Reports
Zambia's election leaders stopped counting votes after reports of violence. The stop also paused release of election results.
Leaders said the violence led to theft of marked ballot papers. They plan to check the situation again within 24 hours.
The main rival to President Hakainde Hichilema spoke out against the delay. He warned against holding back the election results.
Klear Note — Marked ballot papers are ballots already filled out by voters.
Key Terms 2
- electoral commission The group in charge of running elections and counting votes.
- Hakainde Hichilema The current president of Zambia.