based on English
common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in
an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of age;
universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002); Vice President
Lupando MWAPE (since 4 October 2004); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January
2002); Vice President Lupando MWAPE (since 4 October 2004); note -
the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the
members of the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year
term; election last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held December
2006); vice president appointed by the president election results: Levy MWANAWASA elected president; percent
of vote - Levy MWANAWASA 29%, Anderson MAZOKA 27%, Christon TEMBO
13%, Tilyenji KAUNDA 10%, Godfrey MIYANDA 8%, Benjamin MWILA 5%,
Michael SATA 3%, other 5%
Legislative branch:
unicameral National
Assembly (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms) elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held
December 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND
32.4%, UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents
0.7%; seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1,
ZRP 1, independents 1; seats not determined 2
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (the
final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president);
High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal
cases)
Political parties and leaders:
Agenda for Zambia or
AZ [Inonge MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA]; Forum for Democracy and Development
or FDD [Christon TEMBO]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA];
Liberal Progressive Front or LPF [Roger CHONGWE, president];
Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Levy MWANAWASA, acting
president]; National Leadership for Development or NLD [Yobert
SHAMAPANDE]; National Party or NP [Dr. Sam CHIPUNGU]; Patriotic
Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP
[Benjamin MWILA]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Gwendoline KONIE];
United National Independence Party or UNIP [Francis NKHOMA,
president]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Anderson
MAZOKA]
chief of mission:
Ambassador Inonge MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719 FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Martin George BRENNAN embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues
mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka telephone: [260] (1) 250-955 FAX: [260] (1) 252-225
Flag description:
green with a panel of
three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a
soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag