Multitudes of people in Lusaka today turned out in huge numbers to cast their votes to elect a President, Members of Parliament (MP) and local government representatives that will govern Zambia in the next five years.
At Woodlands Extension Polling Station, which has three streams of at least 500 registered voters in each queue, voting started 06:09 hours.
The queues started forming as early as 04:05 hours at Woodlands Extension and Bedrock polling stations which are housed at Woodlands ‘B’ Basic School.
Woodlands Extension Polling station Presiding Officer, Moyda Chanda, told ZANIS that by the time the polling station opened, long queues had already formed.
Mrs. Chanda described the turnout was overwhelming adding that by 09:00 hours, over 200 people had already cast their votes.
And Bedrock Polling Station Presiding Officer, McLean Mubanga, said the polling station opened at 06:11 hours and described the turn out as very impressive.
He said over 150 people had already voted out of a total of 1,546 registered voters at Bedrock polling station.
Meanwhile, a check by ZANIS at Chilenje South Middle Basic School and Chimanga polling stations revealed that long queues had formed even before the polling stations opened at 06:00hours.
Chilenje Middle Basic School polling station has 1,519 registered voters while Chimanga polling station has 1,362 registered voters.
In all these polling stations, the situation was calm while police officers remained present and vigil.
Out of the 13 million Zambians, slightly over five million are eligible to vote in this year’s elections.
This year’s elections have attracted 10 political parties fielding presidential candidates, the highest number of candidates at this level in the history of Zambia.
Those battling it out at presidential level include the incumbent Rupiah Banda standing on the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) ticket, Michael Sata of the opposition Patriotic Front (PF), Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) and Godfrey Miyanda sponsored by the Heritage Party (HP).
Others are Elias Chipimo Junior of the National Restoration Party (NAREP), the Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) is fielding Fredrick Mutesa, while Ng’andu Magande is standing on the National Movement for Progress (NMP) ticket and Charles Milupi of the Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD).
The rest are Edith Nawakwi, who is the only woman in the presidential contest, standing on the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) ticket while the oldest political party in the country, the United National Independence Party (UNIP) has fielded Tilyenji Kaunda, the son of first President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda.
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Sata is in Trouble. After he loses today, he must be arrested and tried for his involvement in the Zamtrop scandals of the Bemba leaders. He must be panished for spying and snitching on freedom leaders during the colonial era. He is a criminal who must be deported to Tanzania where he comes from. He tried to Kill my President Kenneth Kaunda and roger Chongwe in the 90’s. He barred Kaunda from standing in the 96 elections. This man is evil. Thank God he is out today. Never to be heard from!! I love it!!!
MUSATTANYOKO MWANA WAMBWA
VIVA PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Just like they refused and ignored Sata’s fierce call to postpone the elections of today, Zambians have again trashed Sata’s other call on voters to camp at voting stations after casting their votes. Everywhere you go since voting opened up people are voting and immediately leaving voting stations.
Another defeat to Sata for talking rubbish.
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ONE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIGHT GET ZERO in Most areas.
HH KA ?
The real process of casting rupiah to the dustbin of political history is well under way now.
His ineptitudes in the general management of the country coupled with unprecedented level of corruption form a sad piece of history for our otherwise great nation.
Today we embark on a journey the will set a new trend and put in place a magnanimous and methodical, orderly and meticulous way of governing our country, its people and its resources.
Thank you Zambians for realising that under MMD we were headed to a dead end
@1 & 3,total lie dream on,Sata has never been a walk over,do you live here?mmd has never slept bcoz of this man,ask rb he will tell you who sata is whether he looses or not hes been a thorn to mmd & i love that,ve seen roads we ve never seen coz of this man,SATA.
@5 you are right my brother,i bet you are a man, pantu u sunda fye mumuntu mwaume,iyo uli wansele,keep on blogging you make me feel good & i voted right.
#6 how do you expect people to sleep when the cobra is roaming around even you after you see the snake in your garden or house you think you can sleep before you kill it and make sure its gone.
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Mwatampako mwemashilu mwe. Number 1, which bemba leaders? Bushe are you all there? Ulimututu boyi leka nkwebe. Ulimutundunshi iwewine we wabulamano kwati nikolokombwa?
Kwena kwaliba ifupa,how can you still vote Banda,PA MAAKA
@8 little mama,unfortunately this time,not even you hve dat power to kill the cobra,so what do you do,let it roam around.
# 7
The name means no insult of any kind but just typical Malumbo chabe. Ask anyone who knows ichibemba bwino bwino. They will explain the true meaning of the name Stay safe
I hope PF have learnt a lesson from these results. You have badly bitten in Kanyama and Chawama seats from your former partner. In Mandevu, MMD is doing very well with Dr. Banda, PF is leading in just two seats in Lusaka kabwata and Lusaka central seats. UPND have swept north-western, southern, Central including George Kunda is mostly like to loose to UPND, according to the projected results. Western province have spoken..!! Lets wait how MMD and PF will fight in northern, Luapula and copperbelt provinces, UPND have just managed to win two seats in the copperbelt rural, you know them.!!
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