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Politics of Zambia. The politics of Zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Zambia is head of state, head of government and leader of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
The Zambia Portal. Zambia ( / ˈzæmbiə, ˈzɑːm -/ ), officially the Republic of Zambia ( Bemba: Icalo ca Zambia; Tonga: Cisi ca Zambia; Tumbuka: Chalo cha Zambia; Lozi: Naha ya Zambia; Chichewa: Dziko la Zambia ), is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South ...
Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate, and consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains, dissected by river valleys. At 752,614 km 2 (290,586 sq mi) it is the 39th-largest country in the world, slightly smaller than Chile.
Provincial Minister of Northern Province, Government Chief Whip, Leader of the Opposition. [110] Mpulungu. Leonard Mbao. 22 February 1980. United Party for National Development. Provincial Minister of Northern Province.
The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) also known as New Hope MMD [2] [3] is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was President of Zambia. Its election into power in 1991 ended the 27 ...
v. t. e. 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.
Merge Zambia Party (MZ) Movement for Multi-Party Democracy. National Alliance Party. National Democratic Focus. National Restoration Party. New Heritage Party. People’s Convention Independence Party. People's Party (Zambia) Rainbow Party.
From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of socio-economic development and government decentralisation.