How To Register A Political Party In 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.

How to register a political party in zambia. Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license. Additional terms may apply. Formerly northern rhodesia zambia became a republic immediately. Any party that wants to participate in an election must register with the iec. The constitution of zambia is not and should not be treated as a political party document says vernon mwaanga.

He said the constitution was supposed to be a sacrosanct document which should not be tinkered with at will merely to satisfy the selfish ego and appetites of individual politicians to stay or overstay in power. The source further disclosed that after the meeting information minister kampamba mulenga was then asked by state house to travel to copperbelt to organise a solidality march dubbed lungu for 2021. To contest a municipal election as an independent ward candidate you don t need to register as a party does. The source wondered why mwenya musenge should be stopped from registering a political party when the pf said he was not a factor. By using this site you agree to the terms.

The electoral commission of zambia ecz has opened up eight centers to be operating on a 24 hour basis in lusaka apart from lusaka civic centre for voter registration exercise. You must be nominated and submit the required documents during the candidate nomination period which is detailed in the election timetable published once an election date has been proclaimed. You may choose to register at national level which will allow your party to contest elections of the national assembly provincial legislatures and all municipal councils. Executive power is exercised by the government while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures.

This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. Collect signatures from supporters. However you may choose to register only at municipal level for a particular municipality ies and your party will then only be allowed to. Usa which is more than 200 years old has only 2 parties compared to 50 parties in baby zambia.