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| country = Zambia |
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| election_date = 2026 |
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| election_date = 13th August 2026 |
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| previous_election = 2021 Zambian general election |
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| previous_election = 2021 Zambian general election |
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| previous_year = 2021 |
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| previous_year = 2021 |
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General elections are due to be held in ] in 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zambia's top court bars ex-leader from contesting future elections |url=https://english.news.cn/20241211/4523df5d444d4c69946564d98468891b/c.html |work=] |date=11 December 2024 |accessdate=24 December 2024}}</ref> |
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General elections are due to be held on 13th august 2026 in ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zambia's top court bars ex-leader from contesting future elections |url=https://english.news.cn/20241211/4523df5d444d4c69946564d98468891b/c.html |work=] |date=11 December 2024 |accessdate=24 December 2024}}</ref> |
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== Electoral system == |
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== Electoral system == |
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The ] is elected via the ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Machenheimer|first=Sabine|date=9 December 2015|title=Closely fought 2016 election would increase localised violence risks and put pressure on Zambia's austerity plans|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56569/closely-fought-2016-election-would-increase-localised-violence-risks-and-put-pressure-on-zambia-s-austerity-plans|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408083349/http://www.janes.com/article/56569/closely-fought-2016-election-would-increase-localised-violence-risks-and-put-pressure-on-zambia-s-austerity-plans|archive-date=8 April 2016|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Janes|language=en}}</ref> Of the 167 members of the ], 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 is chosen from among the elected members). The minimum voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ZAMBIA (National Assembly), Electoral system|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Inter-Parliamentary Union}}</ref> |
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The ] is elected via the ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Machenheimer|first=Sabine|date=9 December 2015|title=Closely fought 2016 election would increase localised violence risks and put pressure on Zambia's austerity plans|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56569/closely-fought-2016-election-would-increase-localised-violence-risks-and-put-pressure-on-zambia-s-austerity-plans|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408083349/http://www.janes.com/article/56569/closely-fought-2016-election-would-increase-localised-violence-risks-and-put-pressure-on-zambia-s-austerity-plans|archive-date=8 April 2016|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Janes|language=en}}</ref> Of the 167 members of the ], 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 is chosen from among the elected members). The minimum voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ZAMBIA (National Assembly), Electoral system|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Inter-Parliamentary Union}}</ref> |
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Elections and referendums in Zambia