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Aug 18, 2026
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Zambia's president re-elected to 2nd term following election-night violence
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.40 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
-0.350 · LEFT
Ensemble
-0.375 · CENTER LEFT
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Article Excerpt
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected for a second 5-year term, but the opposition leader put in an unexpectedly strong showing, capitalizing on public frustration with lingering hardships despite an economic turnaround.
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