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Visa holder can stay in Zambia for the period of 90 days during a given calendar year since the date of entry into Zambia. [12] For nationals that may obtain visas at ports of entry, the e-Visa takes 3 working days to process and for nationals that require visas prior to travel to Zambia processing time takes a minimum of 5 working days. [13]
Visa requirements for Zambian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Zambia.As of 23 July 2024, Zambian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Zambian passport 70th, tied with Ugandan passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
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 ...
Hakainde Hichilema made his first foreign trip as president of Zambia to the United States. The primary focus of the visit was to attend the 76th UNGA Conference where he addressed the general assemble on 21 September. Hichilema also met with US Vice-President Kamala Harris along with various US government officials. [2]
Until 2016, if a president died in office, a by-election was held to elect a president to serve the remainder of the five-year term; under this system presidential by-elections were held in 2008 and 2015 after two presidents had died in office. However, the 2015 constitutional amendments provided for a vice president who would serve the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Zambia became a one-party state after the enacting of the 1973 constitution. [7] The number of constituencies was increased to 125. [8] 125 1973, [9] 1978, [10] 1983 [11] and 1988 [12] 1990, 1991 Zambia returned back to being a multi-party democracy in 1990 [7] and the number of constituencies was increased to 150, in 1991. [13] 150