Written questions

Zambia: Elections

Lords · Question HL2939 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 23 June (HL1030), what assessment they have made of the conduct of the presidential election held in Zambia on 13 August, including reports of irregulariti

Answer

Answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, 14 Sep 2026

Further to Baroness Chapman of Darlington's Written Answers of 23 June, the UK continues to support credible and inclusive democratic processes in Zambia. Our High Commission in Lusaka has been closely monitoring developments in Zambia through the elector...