National Assembly of Zambia

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The National Assembly is Zambia's unicameral legislative body. Between 1972 and 1990, Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party. Elections to the National Assembly are conducted under a mixed electoral system. The assembly consists of 226 members directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system, alongside 40 members elected through proportional representation reserved for women (20 seats), youths (15 seats), and persons with disabilities (5 seats). The proportional representation seats are distributed to political parties by the Electoral Commission following a general election in a parallel way in proportion to the total number of valid votes received by each party's presidential candidate. Up to 11 additional members may be appointed by the President, provided the total number of nominated members does not exceed five percent of the constituency-based seats. The Speaker, First and Second...

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