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{{Infobox Political post | |||
|post = Vice-President | |||
|body = the<br/>Republic of Zambia | |||
|insignia = Coat of arms of Zambia.svg | |||
|insigniasize = 125px | |||
|insigniacaption = Coat of Arms | |||
|nativename = | |||
|image = Inonge Wina.jpg | |||
|imagesize = 165px | |||
|incumbent = [[Inonge Wina]] | |||
|incumbentsince = 26 January 2015 | |||
|style = | |||
|residence = | |||
|appointer = | |||
|termlength = 5 years, renewable once | |||
|formation = 1964 | |||
|succession = | |||
|inaugural = [[Reuben Kamanga]] | |||
|deputy = | |||
|salary = | |||
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The '''Vice President of Zambia''' is the second highest position in the [[executive branch]] of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]]. The Vice President was previously appointed by the [[President of Zambia|President]] before the amendment of the constitution . Under the amended [[Constitution of Zambia]] assented to by Edgar Chagwa Lungu, when a sitting president dies, the Vice President automatically assumes the Presidency unlike when the constitution demanded holding of Presidential by-election within 90 days.<ref>[http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/zambia-gets-white-vice-president The Voice]</ref> This is so because now every Presidential candidate shall pick a running mate for Vice President and the two will share the vote meaning voting for a President is an automatic vote for the Vice President. | The '''Vice President of Zambia''' is the second highest position in the [[executive branch]] of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]]. The Vice President was previously appointed by the [[President of Zambia|President]] before the amendment of the constitution . Under the amended [[Constitution of Zambia]] assented to by Edgar Chagwa Lungu, when a sitting president dies, the Vice President automatically assumes the Presidency unlike when the constitution demanded holding of Presidential by-election within 90 days.<ref>[http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/zambia-gets-white-vice-president The Voice]</ref> This is so because now every Presidential candidate shall pick a running mate for Vice President and the two will share the vote meaning voting for a President is an automatic vote for the Vice President. | ||
