{"id":4677,"date":"2021-08-18T16:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2021-08-18T15:13:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:13:21","slug":"sadc-leaders-hold-41st-annual-summit-praise-zambia-for-peaceful-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/sadc-leaders-hold-41st-annual-summit-praise-zambia-for-peaceful-polls","title":{"rendered":"SADC leaders hold 41st annual summit, praise Zambia for peaceful polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Southern Africa\u2019s regional bloc praised Zambia on Tuesday for overseeing a peaceful transition of power after a veteran opposition politician won a landslide victory at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner on Monday after roundly defeating Edgar Lungu, who had been in power for six years.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third time that power has changed hands to the opposition in Zambia since 1991, on a continent where incumbent leaders often hold on to power for decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pattern of peaceful transitions of power we have been seeing in our region in recent years, \u2026 (with) Zambia being the latest member to embody that, are worthy of global acclaim and our applause,\u201d said Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, launching a summit of southern African leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all the leaders and people of Zambia, we say thank you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chakwera, himself a former opposition politician, came to power last year after the re-election of his predecessor Arthur Mutharika was scrapped for vote rigging and the ballot re-staged.<\/p>\n<p>He told the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) that regional peace and security depended on democratic norms being sustained and on the protection of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Lungu had claimed the election was not free or fair, while votes were being counted at the weeked. But on Tuesday, hours after the vote was declared, Lungu conceded defeat and promised to peacefully hand over power.<\/p>\n<p>A few hours later he met Hichilema in the presence of former leaders \u2014 Zambia\u2019s Rupiah Banda, Tanzania\u2019s Jakaya Kikwete and Sierra Leone\u2019s Ernest Bai Koroma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Southern Africa\u2019s regional bloc praised Zambia on Tuesday for overseeing a peaceful transition of power after a veteran opposition politician won a landslide victory at the ballot box. Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner on Monday after roundly defeating Edgar Lungu, who had been in power for six years. 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