Zambian general election, 2016: Difference between revisions

The [[Zambian general election, 2011|previous general elections]] in 2011 resulted in a victory for the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] (PF), whose candidate [[Michael Sata]] was elected President, with the PF winning 61 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_E.htm Last elections] IPU</ref> Following Sata's death in October 2014, [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|early presidential elections]] were held to elect a successor to complete the remainder of his five-year term, and PF candidate [[Edgar Lungu]] was elected.