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zambia*

H.E. Justice Esau E. Chulu,
Chairman, ECZ

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

LEGISLATURE
1. Official Name
Republic of Zambia
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Unicameral
Parliamentary Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation National Assembly
President Edgar LUNGU
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of government Designation nominated
President Edgar LUNGU First-past-the-post method is used for elections
to the National Assembly where 156 members are
5. Capital elected in single member constituencies
Lusaka
4. Popular House
6. Currency National Assembly
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)
5. Type of Electoral System:
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) First-past-the-post method
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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8. Date of Independence ELECtorAL sYstEM
24 October 1964 (from UK)
9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
1953
1. Name of the EMB(S)
11. Language (s) Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)
English (official)
2. Website Address
12. Literacy Levels www.elections.org.zm
Male:81.6% Female: 60.6% Total: %

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