Zambian President Edgar Lungu gives a press briefing on July 6, 2017 at the Zambian State House in Lusaka. - Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday justified invoking a state of emergency by alleging that opposition parties were behind a string of arson attacks intended "to create terror and panic". Lungu denied that he was establishing a dictatorship in Zambia, a relatively stable country in recent years, and said his political rivals were trying to overturn last year's election results. (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD / AFP) (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)
Zambian President Edgar Lungu gives a press briefing on July 6, 2017 at the Zambian State House in Lusaka. - Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday justified invoking a state of emergency by alleging that opposition parties were behind a string of arson attacks intended "to create terror and panic". Lungu denied that he was establishing a dictatorship in Zambia, a relatively stable country in recent years, and said his political rivals were trying to overturn last year's election results. (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD / AFP) (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Expert: This lets Zambian president decide who votes and who doesn't

Judd Devermont of the Center for Strategic and International Studies talks to CNN's Lynda Kinkade about Zambian president Edgar Lungu, who has deployed the military amid pre-election violence.
Source: CNN