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== Electoral system == == Electoral system ==
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> 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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2026 Zambian general election
← 2021 2026
President before election

Hakainde Hichilema
UPND

Elected President

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General elections are due to be held in Zambia in 2026.

Electoral system

The president is elected via the two-round system. 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 speaker is chosen from among the elected members). The minimum voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.

References

  1. "Zambia's top court bars ex-leader from contesting future elections". Xinhua News Agency. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. Machenheimer, Sabine (9 December 2015). "Closely fought 2016 election would increase localised violence risks and put pressure on Zambia's austerity plans". Janes. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. "ZAMBIA (National Assembly), Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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