Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata of the Patriotic Front was declared the winner of the 2011 presidential elections with 43% of the total votes cast. A total of ten candidates contested for the presidential elections and more than 50 percent of the 5 million registered voters turned out to cast their votes across the country to choose local, parliamentary and presidential candidates of their choice.

GUIDELINES ON MONITORING OF VOTING, COUNTING AND RESULT MAMAGEMENT FOR THE 2011 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS.

Communique by political parties who participated in the special Electoral Commission of Zambia Political Party Liaison Committee Meeting and the Zambia Police held at Mulungushi Internation Conference Center on Friday 26th August, 2011