How To Register A Political Party In Zambia

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.

How to register a political party in zambia. Usa which is more than 200 years old has only 2 parties compared to 50 parties in baby zambia. The constitution of zambia is not and should not be treated as a political party document says vernon mwaanga. Additional terms may apply. The source wondered why mwenya musenge should be stopped from registering a political party when the pf said he was not a factor. 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.

To contest a municipal election as an independent ward candidate you don t need to register as a party does. Executive power is exercised by the government while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Any party that wants to participate in an election must register with the iec. Forming a political party seems to be the easiest way to make and own a company in zambia. Collect signatures from supporters.

Formerly northern rhodesia zambia became a republic immediately. By using this site you agree to the terms. However you may choose to register only at municipal level for a particular municipality ies and your party will then only be allowed to. 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. 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.

To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures. 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. 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. 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.