AU hails Zambia’s successful election

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, congratulated the people of Zambia for organizing an exemplary, successful and peaceful election.

The chairperson is gratified with the violence-free election in Zambia, which sets the pace for the remaining 17 elections planned to take place on our continent in 2015, said an AU statement on Monday.



The chairperson congratulated the Zambian Independent Electoral Commission for conducting the peaceful poll which has resulted in the election of Edgar Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front, as the new president of Zambia.

The chairperson congratulated Lungu for his victory, and wishes him a successful tenure in office.

Lungu’s mandate runs until elections in 2016, completing the remainder of late President Micahel Sata’s term following his death in October 2014.

The chairperson enjoined the newly elected president to continue to nurture unity and development in the interest of the people of Zambia.

Dlamini-Zuma praised Zambians for responding to her call, and those of other leaders made during late President Sata’s funeral, for a peaceful and smooth transition, according to the statement.

(Xinhua)