Zambian general election, 2016
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General elections will be held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President and National Assembly.[2][3]
Background
The previous general elections in 2011 resulted in a victory for the Patriotic Front (PF), whose candidate Michael Sata was elected President, with the PF winning 61 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly.[4] Following Sata's death in October 2014, early presidential elections were held to elect a successor to complete the remainder of his five-year term, and PF candidate Edgar Lungu was elected.
Electoral system
Although previously the President had been elected in a single round of voting by the first-past-the-post system, the National Assembly is debating whether to change to a two-round system.[5]
Of the 159 members of the National Assembly, 150 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the President and a Speaker elected from outside the National Assembly.[6]
The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.[7]
References
- ↑ "2014 Register of Voters" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Zambia. 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Zambia votes in presidential elections BBC News, 20 January 2015
- ↑ Zambia sets presidential election to August 2016 Al Jazeera, 4 January 2016
- ↑ Last elections IPU
- ↑ Closely fought 2016 election would increase localised violence risks and put pressure on Zambia's austerity plans IHS Jane's 360, 9 December 2015
- ↑ Republic of Zambia IFES
- ↑ Electoral system IPU
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