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Zambian court throws out second challenge to Lungu re-election bid

Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S.

Zambia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that President Edgar Lungu can stand for re-election in August, throwing out a second opposition challenge to his eligibility on the basis of the constitutional two-term limit.

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