After polls Lusaka will face huge IMF pressure to restructure the economy

Supporters of President Edgar Lungu

Supporters of President Edgar Lungu gather in Lusaka on August 11, 2021, for a virtual closing rally ahead elections. PHOTO | AFP

By  Kitsepile Nyathi

Correspondent in Harare, Zimbabwe

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly and results were expected by the weekend.
  • President Lungu, who succeeded the late Michael Sata, served as Justice and Defence minister under the previous administration.
  • Under his stewardship, the southern African country started choking from colossal debt, runaway inflation, corruption, and a weakening currency.

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