Zambia row halts election result announcements

The announcement of the results at Zambia’s electoral commission has been temporarily halted, the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko has tweeted from the capital, Lusaka.

Some party agents criticised the commission for attempting to announce some results which had not been verified.

Party agents have marched out of the auditorium for a meeting with electoral officials, our reporter says.

She has also tweeted pictures of the data emerging from the count so far.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

Photo: Nomsa Maseko Twitter

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