صَوَّتَ الزَّامْبِيُّونَ فِي اِنْتِخاباتٍ عامَّةٍ
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ذَهَبَ النَّاخِبُونَ الزَّامْبِيُّونَ إِلَى مَراكِزِ الاِقْتِراعِ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ، ١٣ أَغُسْطُسَ ٢٠٢٦. وَصَوَّتُوا لِاخْتِيَارِ رَئِيسِ الْبِلادِ وَأَعْضاءِ الْبَرْلَمانِ وَمَسْؤُولِي الْمَجالِسِ الْمَحَلِّيَّةِ.
الرَّئِيسُ هَاكَايْنْدِي هِيشِيلِيما يَطْلُبُ وِلايَةً ثانِيَةً مُدَّتُها خَمْسُ سَنَواتٍ. وَيُنافِسُهُ ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ مُرَشَّحًا آخَرَ. وَيَهْتَمُّ كَثيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ بِأَسْعارِ الطَّعامِ وَالْكَهْرَباءِ وَفُرَصِ الْعَمَلِ.
يَبْلُغُ عَدَدُ النَّاخِبِينَ الْمُسَجَّلِينَ نَحْوَ ثَمانِيَةِ مَلايِينَ شَخْصٍ. وَتُغْلِقُ لَجْنَةُ الاِنْتِخاباتِ مَراكِزَ الاِقْتِراعِ فِي الْمَساءِ. وَيُراقِبُ مُراقِبُونَ مِنَ الاِتِّحادِ الْأُورُوبِّيِّ بَعْضَ الْمَراكِزِ. وَقالَتِ اللَّجْنَةُ إِنَّ النَّتائِجَ مُتَوَقَّعَةٌ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ. وَيَحْتاجُ الْفائِزُ إِلى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نِصْفِ الْأَصْواتِ لِيَفُوزَ مِنَ الْجَوْلَةِ الْأُولى.
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Zambians Vote in General Elections
Zambian voters went to polling stations on Thursday, August 13, 2026. They voted to choose the country’s president, members of Parliament and local council officials.
President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term of five years. Thirteen other candidates are running against him. Many people are concerned about food and electricity prices and job opportunities.
About eight million people are registered voters. The electoral commission will close polling stations in the evening. Observers from the European Union are watching some polling stations. The commission said that results are expected on Monday. The winner needs more than half of the votes to win in the first round.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| مَرْكَزُ الاِقْتِراعِ | noun | polling station |
| صَوَّتَ | verb | to vote |
| مُرَشَّحٌ | noun | candidate |
| وِلايَةٌ | noun | term of office |
| نَاخِبٌ | noun | voter |
| كَهْرَباءُ | noun | electricity |
| مُراقِبٌ | noun | observer |
| نَتائِجُ | noun | results |
| جَوْلَةٌ | noun | round |
Sources
- The Associated Press: Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent’s economic reforms
- The Associated Press: What to know about Zambia’s election as Hichilema seeks second term
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