Supporters of Edgar Lungu, leader of the Patriotic Front party (PF), gather during a rally ahead of the presidential elections in the capital, Lusaka, Zambia August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stella Mapenzauswa
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu narrowly won re-election on Monday, in a vote his main rival Hakainde Hichilema rejected on claims of alleged rigging by the electoral commission.
Lungu faced a tough challenge from Hichilema to rule over Africa's second-largest copper producer, which has suffered from an economic slump due to depressed commodity prices.
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