LusakaHakainde Hichilema won a second term with 60% of the vote.
Cost-of-living anger nearly dented a win, exposing the limits of debt-repair politics.
Zambia spent his first term inside a G20 debt restructuring, whose relief lands on growth long before it reaches fuel prices.
Opposition leader Brian Mundubile is weighing a legal challenge to the results.
Sources: CBC News, Daily Maverick, TRT World