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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“In my public statements I have earnestly urged that there rested upon government many responsibilities which affect the moral and spiritual welfare of our people. The participation of women in elections has produced a keener realization of the importance of these questions and has contributed to higher national ideals. Moreover, it is through them that our national ideals are ingrained in our children.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)