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Tension in Zambia ahead of tightly-fought vote Thursday August 05 2021 Summary The August 12 ballot is essentially a two-horse race between longstanding adversaries President Edgar Lungu, 64, and Hakainde Hichilema, 59, who is making his sixth bid for the top job. Advertisement Tension is rising in Zambia ahead of presidential elections next week, prompting an unprecedented deployment of the military to clamp down on violence. The August 12 ballot is essentially a two-horse race between longstanding adversaries President Edgar Lungu, 64, and Hakainde Hichilema, 59, who is making his sixth bid for the top job. Rival supporters wielding axes and machetes have clashed sporadically since campaigning started in May, resulting in at least three deaths, according to police.

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