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Mwanawasa Finally Sworn In As Zambia's Third President

Just hours after the High Court ruled that the swearing-in of Zambia's third president could proceed, Levy Patrick Mwanawasa of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) became third president of Zambia today at a colourful ceremony in the same Courthouse grounds where yesterday opposition demonstrators ran a running battle with paramilitary police firing more than 50 rounds of teargas into a crowd of some 10,000 opposition protestors.

By HUGH McCULLUM AND KONDWANI CHIRAMBO

Police Tear-Gas Angry Zambian Opposition Supporters As High Court Delays Announcement Of Presidential Victor
The capital city and other areas of Zambia boiled over as police tear-gassed waves of angry opposition supporters who besieged the country's High Court to back an application by six political parties to halt tomorrow's scheduled inauguration ceremony until election management irregularities are sorted out.
By KONDWANI CHIRAMBO and HUGH McCULLUM

Zambian Election Results Slow Due To Delays In Voting
The slow results of yesterday's national elections in Zambia have been blamed on poor and inefficient organization by the electoral management body.

by KONDWANI CHIRAMBO AND   HUGH McCULLUM.

Zambian Opposition Meets Chief Justice Over Voting Delays
As Zambia's prolonged vote counting process crawled towards its inevitable conclusion, six opposition political leaders were granted a meeting with Chief Justice Matthew Ngulube Sunday morning to present him with a letter describing their concerns with the country's electoral process.

By Kondwani Chirambo and Hugh McCullum

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