Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 4 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 5.68 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 85 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 6 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | First past the post
(2016 is likely to run through a two-round system) |
| Last Presidential Election | 2016 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2021 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
| System of Appointment to Legislature | 150 in single-member constituencies through first past the post system
8 appointed by the president 1 speaker elected from outside the house |
| Last Legislative Election |
2016 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2021 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | 159 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
| Last presidential election (2016) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
| Edgar Lungu | 50.35 | |
| Hakainde Hichilema | 47.63 | |
| Edith Nawakwi | 0.65 | |
| Andyford Banda | 0.43 | |
| Wynter Kabimba | 0.26 | |
| Saviour Chishimba | 0.25 | |
| Tilyenji Kaunda | 0.24 | |
| Peter Sinkamba | 0.12 | |
| Maxwell Mwamba | 0.06 | |
| Last legislative election (2016) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Patriotic Front | 42.01 | 80 |
| United Party for National Development | 41.66 | 58 |
| Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2.71 | 3 |
| Forum for Democracy and Development | 2.17 | 1 |
| Rainbow Party | 0.95 | 0 |
| National Restoration Party | 0.3 | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Development | 0.23 | 0 |
| United Democratic Front | 0.21 | 0 |
| United National Independence Party | 0.2 | 0 |
| Golden Progressive Party | 0.04 | 0 |
| Radical Revolutionary Party | 0.02 | 0 |
| Green Party of Zambia | 0.01 | 0 |
| United Progressive People | 0.01 | 0 |
| Independents | 9.48 | 14 |