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| Poll victory for Zambia president | |
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| Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been re-elected to a second term in office, the country's election authorities have declared. | Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been re-elected to a second term in office, the country's election authorities have declared. |
| Opposition leader Michael Sata, who came second, said the election had been stolen but urged his supporters to remain calm. | |
| There has been a second day of clashes between armed police and supporters of Mr Sata's Patriotic Front. | There has been a second day of clashes between armed police and supporters of Mr Sata's Patriotic Front. |
| Mr Mwanwasa won 43% of the vote in last week's poll while Mr Sata took 29%. | |
| The other main candidate, Haikande Hichilima, won 25% to come third. | |
| Supporters of Mr Sata's Patriotic Front (PF) renewed their clashes with armed police as they awaited the official outcome. | Supporters of Mr Sata's Patriotic Front (PF) renewed their clashes with armed police as they awaited the official outcome. |
| Rioting broke out on Sunday in the capital Lusaka when the electoral commission announced that Mr Sata had fallen from first place to third in interim vote counts. | Rioting broke out on Sunday in the capital Lusaka when the electoral commission announced that Mr Sata had fallen from first place to third in interim vote counts. |
| Mr Sata said he would make life difficult for Mr Mwanawasa "inside parliament and outside parliament". | Mr Sata said he would make life difficult for Mr Mwanawasa "inside parliament and outside parliament". |
| He has said as many as 400,000 votes appeared not to have been counted in areas where he had expected to do well. | He has said as many as 400,000 votes appeared not to have been counted in areas where he had expected to do well. |
| Electoral Commission President Justice Ireen Mambilima said she had received complaints from both the PF and Mr Hichilima's United Democratic Alliance. | Electoral Commission President Justice Ireen Mambilima said she had received complaints from both the PF and Mr Hichilima's United Democratic Alliance. |