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Well for any political election to be said to be free and fair the pre election election and post election periods must be characterised by the opening up of democratic spaces respect of human rights and the protection of fundamental civil and.

Election history meaning. A clear example is zambias president edgar lungu. The over 400 students were led by charles kakula the students for ecl 2021 coordinator and 4th year student at mulungushi university. Zambians who had hoped that nshindano would use the platform to explain how the commission plans to conduct next years general election in a transparent and credible manner were left disappointed.

Since its establishment the commission has delivered five 5 general elections in 1996 2001 2006 2011 and 2016 two 2 presidential elections in 2008 and 2015 and several national assembly and local government by elections. The question is what needs to be done for zambia to achieve a free fair and credible election. Electoral commission of zambia is an independent and autonomous electoral management body emb established in 1996.

President edgar lungu has refuted claims that the 2021 general elections will be characterised with violence but has firmly stated that they will on the. The result was a victory for unip which won 55 of the 75 seats allowing kenneth kaunda to become prime minister and subsequently president when zambia became independent on. Since its establishment the commission has delivered five 5 general elections in 1996 2001 2006 2011 and 2016 two 2 presidential elections in 2008 and 2015 and several national assembly and local government by elections.

Electoral commission of zambia is an independent and autonomous electoral management body emb established in 1996. I am submitting a legal and political opinion to the ecz through this forum that if what is quoted in the news diggers paper of september 16 2021 front page accurately quotes the words and aims of president lungu he must be barred from running in the 2021 elections and must as well be impeached immediately as posing grievous and present and indeed continuing danger to democracy in zambia as. Although elections wont be held in zambia for another 10 months the battle lines already being drawn over the countrys debt woes could make them the issue to topple the longtime incumbent.

Students from central province have presented a petition to provincial minister sydney mushabati demanding that president edgar lungu stands as the pf presidential candidate in the 2021 general elections.