Zambia leader's narrow win portends populist shift
Edgar Lungu's slim victory reveals a weak mandate, which may drive populist measures and political pay-offs
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- Notable shifts
- Weak mandate
- Northern Province
- Southern Province
- MMD collapse
- Mumba
- Banda
- Alliance
- Ruling party
- Rivalries and pay-offs
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