За́мбия голосу́ет на всео́бщих вы́борах
Zambians voted on August 13 in a general election for president, Parliament and local councils. Food prices, unemployment and electricity shortages were important concerns for many voters.
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За́мбия голосу́ет на всео́бщих вы́борах
В четве́рг, 13 а́вгуста, в За́мбии голосу́ют на всео́бщих вы́борах. Жи́тели страны́ выбира́ют президе́нта, депута́тов парла́мента и чле́нов ме́стных сове́тов.
В спи́ски избира́телей внесли́ почти́ 8,8 миллио́на челове́к. В столи́це Луса́ке лю́ди пришли́ к уча́сткам ещё до рассве́та. У́тром бы́ло холо́дно, и не́которые грели́сь у ма́леньких костро́в.
Президе́нт Хакаи́нде Хичиле́ма наде́ется получи́ть второ́й президе́нтский сро́к. Он говори́т, что пра́вительство помога́ет эконо́мике и уменьши́ло до́лг За́мбии.
Но мно́гих люде́й беспоко́ят це́ны на еду́, безрабо́тица и перебо́и с электроэне́ргией. За́мбия — оди́н из крупне́йших произво́дителей ме́ди в ми́ре. Избира́тельная коми́ссия плани́рует объяви́ть резулта́ты 17 а́вгуста.
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Zambia Votes in General Election
On Thursday, August 13, Zambia is voting in a general election. People are choosing a president, members of Parliament and members of local councils.
Almost 8.8 million people were added to the voter lists. In the capital, Lusaka, people came to polling stations before dawn. It was cold in the morning, and some warmed themselves by small fires.
President Hakainde Hichilema hopes to win a second presidential term. He says that the government is helping the economy and has reduced Zambia’s debt.
But many people are worried about food prices, unemployment and power cuts. Zambia is one of the world’s major copper producers. The Electoral Commission plans to announce the results on August 17.
Key Vocabulary
| Russian | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| всео́бщие вы́боры | noun phrase | general election |
| спи́сок избира́телей | noun phrase | voter list |
| избира́тельный уча́сток | noun phrase | polling station |
| рассве́т | noun | dawn |
| президе́нтский сро́к | noun phrase | presidential term |
| до́лг | noun | debt |
| перебо́й | noun | interruption; outage |
| медь | noun | copper |
Sources
- The Associated Press: Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent’s economic reforms
- The Associated Press: Zambia is voting in a presidential election. Here’s why China and the US might be interested
- Electoral Commission of Zambia: Revised 2026 General Election Roadmap
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