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title: "Zambia Presidential Election Winner"
canonical_url: https://betcrypto.now/events/zambia-presidential-election-winner
status: settled
trading_closes_at: 2026-08-14T03:59:00+00:00
settled_at: 2026-08-18T18:04:00+00:00
total_volume_usd: 230447.46
venues: ["Polymarket"]
categories: ["Politics"]
prices_as_of: 2026-10-09T13:07:02+00:00
publisher: BetCrypto
data_api: https://betcrypto.now/api/v1/events/zambia-presidential-election-winner
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# Zambia Presidential Election Winner

Settled · $230,447 traded · listed on Polymarket

## Result

**Hakainde Hichilema** won. Settled 2026-08-18.

## About

Presidential elections are currently scheduled to be held in Zambia on August 13, 2026.

This market will resolve according to the listed candidate who wins the next Zambian presidential election. 

This market includes any potential second round. 

If the results are not known definitively by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".

This market will resolve based on the results of this election, as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve solely based on official results as reported by Zambian government sources, including the Electoral Commission of Zambia (www.elections.org.zm/).

_From Polymarket's listing._

## Open on a venue

- [Polymarket](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/5715?via=md)

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