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Polls open in Zambia's tense economy-dominated election. All together, 16 candidates are vying for the top job, but the frontrunners are the incumbent Edgar Lungu and his nemesis, business tycoon Hakainde Hichilema, who between them garnered 97.9 percent of the ballots cast in the last election. IMAGES
Zambia's ruling party, the Patriotic Front, holds a virtual rally at a government complex in the capital Lusaka, attended in person by select supporters. President Edgar Lungu, 64, is seeking re-election in a tightly fought battle after six years in office, though he assures his supporters that he is confident of victory. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Saint-Denis Olympic Aquatics Centre alongside Olympic Committee President Tony Estanguet, Île-de-France Regional Council President Valérie Pécresse and Greater Paris Metropolis President Patrick Ollier. The stadium will host the synchronised swimming, diving and water polo events at the Paris Games. IMAGES
Zambia's newly elected president Hakainde Hichilema takes the oath of office before thousands of jubilant supporters in the Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka. In his sixth bid for the presidency, Hichilema defeated the incumbent Edgar Lungu by almost one million votes -- a landslide spurred by economic hardship and restricted freedoms under the previous regime. IMAGES
Malawian President and Southern African Development Community Chairperson Lazarus Chakwera commends Zambia for overseeing a peaceful transition of power after veteran opposition politician Hakuide Hichilema won a landslide election victory. 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. SOUNDBITE
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