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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.
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 ...
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.
By-elections are held in Zambia when seats of the National Assembly are vacated, or any elected public office becomes vacant. [1] List
2011 Zambian general election; 2016 Zambian general election; 2021 Zambian general election; L. Lewanika and Others vs. Chiluba
Zambia has provided troops to UN peacekeeping initiatives in Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, and Sierra Leone. Zambia was the first African state to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda into the Rwandan genocide in 1994. In 1998, Zambia took the lead in efforts to establish a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Presidential elections were held in Zambia on 20 January 2015 to elect a president to serve the remainder of the term of President Michael Sata, following his death on 28 October 2014. [ 1 ] The ruling Patriotic Front candidate Edgar Lungu won by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.68%) against Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for ...
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.