Zambia presidential vote counting briefly suspended over security threats

Vote counting for Thursday’s presidential election was temporarily halted after officials received credible security threats targeting the electoral process. The interruption, described by the national electoral commission as “brief,” affected several counting centers across the country and prompted an immediate suspension of all tallying activities while law‑enforcement agencies assessed the situation.

Election authorities worked with security forces to verify the nature of the threats, secure the affected sites and ensure the integrity of the vote. After a short period, officials confirmed that the risks had been mitigated and resumed counting, stating that the pause would not alter the overall timetable for announcing results. The commission pledged to investigate the source of the threats and to implement additional safeguards for the remainder of the election cycle.