Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Rupiah BANDA *

Head of Government: President Rupiah BANDA

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.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

Rupiah BANDA,  Party: Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)

Michael Chilufya SATA, Party: Patriotic Front (PF)

Hakainde HICHILEMA, Party: United Party for National Development (UPND)