How Zambia Opposition leader, Hichilema, defeated President Lungu

Incumbent President Edgar Lungu defeated by almost 1 million votes concedes defeat just as Eurobonds surge after landslide win for Hichilema   Zambia’s Eurobonds gained the most in 14 months and the kwacha surged after opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema’s shock landslide victory in the nation’s presidential election. Platforms Africa reports that Hichilema beat incumbent President Edgar Lungu by almost 1 million votes and nearly 60 percent support, the biggest margin of victory in a quarter century and an even better performance than his party projected. The margin of victory provides…

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