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The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm Electoral system] IPU</ref> | The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm Electoral system] IPU</ref> | ||
==Candidates== | |||
A total of nine candidates along with their running mates registered to run for the presidency. Out of the 46 political parties, only five managed to pay their candidate's deposit by the deadline of 17 May 2016. The deadline was subsequently extended by a day, with four other parties nominating a candidate.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/05/18/only-5-parties-to-take-party-in-presidential-elections/ Only 5 Parties to take party in the Presidential Elections as Frank Bwalya mocks Eric Chanda] Lusaka Times, 18 May 2016</ref> | |||
The race is expected to be a close race mainly between [[Edgar Lungu]] of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] and [[Hakainde Hichilema]] of the [[United Party for National Development]]. Both leaders competed in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 presidential elections]] and Lungu won by a very narrow margin.<ref name=HZ/> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!colspan=2|Presidential candidate | |||
!Running Mate | |||
!Party | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|Tiyenji Chanda Kaunda | |||
|Njekwa Ement Anamela | |||
|[[United National Independence Party]] | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|Nawakwi Zewelani Edith | |||
|Clement Mwanza | |||
|[[Forum for Democracy and Development]] | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|[[Edgar Lungu]] | |||
|[[Inonge Wina]] | |||
|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|Saviour Chishimba | |||
|Sinanzeni Chuma | |||
|[[United Progressive Party (Zambia)|United Progressive Party]] | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|Wynter Kabimba | |||
|Cosmas Musumali | |||
|[[Rainbow Party (Zambia)|Rainbow Party]] | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|[[Peter Sinkamba]] | |||
|Tafeni Clement | |||
|Green Party | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|[[Hakainde Hichilema]] | |||
|Geoffrey Mwamba | |||
|[[United Party for National Development|United party for National Development]] | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|Andyford Banda | |||
|Enock Tonga | |||
|People's Alliance for Change | |||
|- | |||
|9 | |||
|Maxwell Mwamba | |||
|Rosemary Kabungo | |||
|Democratic assembly | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
