Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday sent congratulations to Hakainde Hichilema on his reelection as president of Zambia, highlighting the historic bonds that unite both nations.

Through the social media platform X, the head of state conveyed his willingness to continue strengthening bilateral ties and fostering greater mutual cooperation.

Hakainde Hichilema was reelected as president of Zambia following last Thursday's elections, in which he received 2,965,326 votes in his favor (60 percent of the votes cast), while his closest rival, Brian Mundubile of the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity, received 1,856,217 ballots.

In these elections, deputies to the National Assembly (parliament), as well as regional and local authorities, were also chosen.

According to Zambia's electoral law, a candidate who obtains more than 50 percent of the valid votes is declared the winner in the first round.