Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival
📍 Aftermath
{ "epilogue": "Polls opened in Zambia for a presidential election testing economic reforms and the incumbent president's bid for a second term. Voters cast ballots amid backlash and political context that included the influence of the incumbent's arch-rival.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival The Guardian · 53d ago broke it first
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