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...he [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]], making it the largest opposition party amidst a [[United National Independence Party]] boycott. ...Development]],<ref>Lansford, p1615</ref> who finished as runner-up. In the parliamentary elections it received just 0.07% of the vote and failed to win a seat, havi

...and was returned to his seat representing Lusaka Central; in the [[Zambian parliamentary election, 2001|2001 elections]] he ran on the [[Forum for Democracy and Dev ...://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13372016.html|title=Zambian president appoints opposition members into cabinet|periodical=Xinhua News|date=2003-02-08|accessdate=2009

...d to a referendum on the [[one-party state]], but in the face of continued opposition, dropped the referendum and signed a [[constitutional amendment]] that reli ...131 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly. Afterward, however, several opposition parties and [[non-governmental organisation]]s declared the elections neith

...d to a referendum on the [[one-party state]], but in the face of continued opposition, dropped the referendum and signed a constitutional amendment making Zambia ...131 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly. Afterward, however, several opposition parties and non-governmental organisations declared the elections neither f

...dership, UNIP significantly reduced its membership base and won hardly any parliamentary seats despite having ruled the country for 27 years. Under Kenneth Kaunda's Tilyenji is credited with his role in the formation of an opposition political alliance named the [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United D

...80/1250952/-/13ntoxqz/-/index.html |title=Judge wins close vote for Zambia parliamentary speaker |publisher=Africa Review |date=6 October 2011 |accessdate=24 Decemb ...date=24 December 2015}}</ref> On 6 October Matibini received 78 votes, and opposition candidate [[Richard Kapita]] received 77 votes. Matibini was subsequently i

...or his candidate as the Speaker of the house. Nyirongo was one of the four opposition party members who voted for him and was expelled from her party. She was ap ...2010 and the court informed that the sentence was reduced to preserve her parliamentary position.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nyirongo jail term reduced|url=https://zamb

...nd after lengthy, difficult negotiations between the Kaunda government and opposition groups, Zambia enacted a new constitution in August 1991. The constitution ...tial-election-national-results</ref> To add to the MMD landslide, in the [[parliamentary election]]s the MMD won 125 of the 150 elected seats and UNIP the remaining

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.../index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1158154200812B251 Kaunda endorses opposition candidate] AFP, 13 September 2006</ref> Former president [[Frederick Chilub ...ote; Hakainda Hichilema had 28%; and Michael Sata had slipped to 27%. When opposition supporters heard that Sata had slipped from first to third place, riots eru

| office6 = Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Information Services) ...bassador to Ethiopia. In 1968 he briefly returned to Zambia to stand for a parliamentary seat in Livingstone in the 1968 presidential and general elections which he

...06|Zambia's 2006]], [[Zambian general election, 2011|2011 presidential and parliamentary]] elections, and the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|January 2015 pre ...tracts to two firms without following laid down procedures in violation of Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct Act.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/

...e on the UNIP candidate, whilst multiple UNIP candidates contested the 125 parliamentary seats. Kaunda was re-elected president with 89% of the vote.<ref name=AED/> ...ance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] alongside the other two largest opposition parties. [[United Party for National Development]] leader [[Hakainde Hichil

He joined the growing opposition to [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and was later one of the senior members of the [[Move ...hird term bid for president. In 2001 general elections, the party won four parliamentary seats in a unicameral Zambian parliament. The party also won a few local co

...season. Mumba and Choosha were both eliminated from the competition in the parliamentary heats, and Choombe was defeated by [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics| ...eader |title="IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2012 – Women – 100 meters – Parliamentary round – Results". |publisher=IAAF |access-date=20 October 2016 |deadurl=y

...nd rival to President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] in the [[Zambian Presidential and Parliamentary elections, 2006|2006 presidential election]], but was defeated. Following M After ten years in opposition, Sata defeated Banda, the incumbent, to win the [[Zambian general election,

...deration]] (CAF) had been established on 1 August 1953, in spite of feeble opposition from the Black population through the African National Congress (ANC), led ...t it to discuss the pros and cons of Kaunda's decision. The sole surviving opposition party, the ANC, boycotted the Commission and unsuccessfully challenged the

...ral elections, the ruling party UNIP lost all seats in Barotse Province to opposition ANC. In 1969 Mr Chisembele was transferred from Copperbelt to the [[Barots ...Magoye Conference in 1962 had shown.<ref>"Zambia, National Assembly Daily Parliamentary Debates, First Session of the Seventh National Assembly 4.12.91, column 109

...08 Zambian presidential election|2008 elections]], he narrowly won against opposition leader [[Michael Sata]] of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] ...inted the Minister of Defense, [[George Mpombo]], to lead the government's parliamentary business instead.<ref name="IOL20080805">{{cite news |url=https://www.iol.c

...ergency]], banning the Lumpa Church, which he considered a major source of opposition because it refused to allow its members to participate in compulsory voting ...clearly authoritarian characteristics. Becoming increasingly intolerant of opposition, Kaunda banned all parties except UNIP following violence during the 1968 e