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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Michael SATA *
- Head of Government: President Michael SATA
- Assembly: Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly with 150 seats.
* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly, 150 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 8 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 13,460,305 (July 2010 est.)
Future elections
- Presidential - 2016
- Legislative - 2016
Past elections
- Legislative - September 20, 2011
- Presidential - September 20, 2011
- Presidential - October 30, 2008
- Presidential - September 28, 2006
- Legislative - September 28, 2006
- Presidential - December 27, 2001
- Legislative - December 27, 2001
Last Updated on 09/23/2011
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