Zambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly has 158 members, 150 members elected for a five-year term in single seat-constituencies, 8 appointed members and the Speaker. Zambia is a multi-party state.
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“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)