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'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 20 September 2011,<ref> | '''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 20 September 2011,<ref>[http://www.times.co.zm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=632:its-september-20&catid=46:other-headlines It’s September 20! ] The Times </ref> electing a [[President of Zambia|President]] and members of the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://gadebate.un.org/Portals/1/statements/634212039667812500ZM_en.pdf ]{{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref> [[Michael Sata]] of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent [[Rupiah Banda]] of the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 of the 148 seats decided on election day. | ||
==Campaign== | ==Campaign== | ||
Incumbent President [[Rupiah Banda]], of the ruling [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] party, ran for his first full term as President after replacing [[Levy Mwanawasa]], who died in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/11/23/luwingu-backs-rupiahs-candidature-2011/ Zambia: Luwingu backs Rupiah’s candidature in 2011] ''Lusaka Times'', 23 November 2010</ref> | Incumbent President [[Rupiah Banda]], of the ruling [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] party, ran for his first full term as President after replacing [[Levy Mwanawasa]], who died in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/11/23/luwingu-backs-rupiahs-candidature-2011/ Zambia: Luwingu backs Rupiah’s candidature in 2011] ''Lusaka Times'', 23 November 2010</ref> | ||
[[Michael Sata]] was the candidate of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] and [[Hakainde Hichilema]] was the candidate of the [[United Party for National Development]].<ref> | [[Michael Sata]] was the candidate of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] and [[Hakainde Hichilema]] was the candidate of the [[United Party for National Development]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14952240 China's stake in Zambia's election] BBC News </ref> | ||
With Chinese companies investing US$2 billion by the end of 2010 in the Zambian economy, the status of Chinese business ties with Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, grew significantly. Early in his campaign, Sata accused the Chinese mining firms of having slave-like labour conditions and ignoring safety standards and local cultural practices.<ref name="aljaz"/> He has been nicknamed "King Cobra" because of his harsh rhetoric, but he later toned down his rhetoric against the mostly Chinese foreign mining firms.<ref name="reuters"/> | With Chinese companies investing US$2 billion by the end of 2010 in the Zambian economy, the status of Chinese business ties with Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, grew significantly. Early in his campaign, Sata accused the Chinese mining firms of having slave-like labour conditions and ignoring safety standards and local cultural practices.<ref name="aljaz"/> He has been nicknamed "King Cobra" because of his harsh rhetoric, but he later toned down his rhetoric against the mostly Chinese foreign mining firms.<ref name="reuters"/> | ||
