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Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old politician had already served the maximum two ...
General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President, National Assembly, mayors, council chairs and councillors. Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development was elected president, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.
Elections under the same system were held in 1920 and 1922. In 1924 a Legislative Council with five elected member was created, with the first elections held in 1926. [4] Prior to the 1929 elections the number of elected members was increased to seven. Subsequent elections were held in 1932, 1935 and 1938.
The president is elected via the two-round system. [2] Of the 167 members of the National Assembly of Zambia, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the president and three others being ex officio members: the vice president, the Speaker and a deputy speaker elected from outside the National Assembly (a second deputy ...
Edgar Lungu during the 2021 election campaigns. Edgar Lungu's eligibility to contest the 2026 elections elections became a landmark legal issue, [1] culminating in a pivotal ruling by the Constitutional Court. [2] Lungu, who served as Zambia's sixth President from January 2015 to August 2021, assumed office following the death of President ...
The UPND Alliance is a political coalition in Zambia, formed in 2021 to consolidate opposition parties ahead of the general elections. Led by the United Party for National Development (UPND), the alliance includes key members such as the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD).
2026 Zambian general election This page was last edited on 25 December 2024, at 17:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...
General elections were held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President and National Assembly. [1] [2] A constitutional referendum was held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79.