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The President is elected via the two-round system. [5] Of the 167 members of the National Assembly, 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 speaker ...
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.
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In the 2021 Zambian general election, she ran to represent Monze Central constituency in the assembly, but she lost during the primary vote. [1] [6] Her husband, Fred M'membe, is a Zambian journalist who ran the now-closed Post. [7] In 2021, he ran for president as leader of the Socialist Party. [1]
12 August - Zambian President Edgar Lungu deploys army members throughout the country as Zambia holds election. [1] 14 August - Incumbent President Lungu states that the 2021 general election was not free and fair. [2] 16 August - Hakainde Hichilema is declared winner of the 2021 Zambian general election [3]
General elections were held in Zambia on 20 September 2011, [1] electing a President and members of the National Assembly. [2] Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September.
Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman, farmer, and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. [1] After having contested five previous elections in 2006 , 2008 , 2011 , 2015 and 2016 , he won the 2021 presidential election with 59.02% of the vote. [ 2 ]