WIRE — The Electoral Commission of Zambia – ECZ- has with immediate effect suspended the counting and announcement of election results across the country. The Commission says the decision follows reports of violence during the counting and announcement of results in some districts. In a press release issued today, ECZ Chairperson MWANGALA ZALOUMIS said the violence has

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