Patriotic Front (PF) Presidential candidate Edgar Lungu and his wife Esther Lungu leave a rally in Lusaka January 19, 2015. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File
LUSAKA (Reuters) - President Edgar Lungu took the lead over his main rival on Saturday in early counting from Zambia's presidential election, but the main opposition said some electoral officials were colluding in favour of his party.
Lungu faces a stiff challenge from United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema, who accuses him of failing to steer the economy out of its slump after Africa's second-largest copper producer was hit by weak commodity prices.
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