Zambia heads to the polls on August 13 with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking a second term in office. The 64-year-old president, who took office in 2021, urged voters to back the UPND in Thursday’s election as he is seeking another five-year term. The president has also highlighted free education as a major achievement of his first term. Hichilema had appeared likely to secure a second term until Mundubile entered the race in May and gained the backing of several smaller opposition groups. A lawyer by profession, Mundubile has had limited time to build a nationwide campaign under the newly formed NRPUP party.