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|party2 = Patriotic Front | |party2 = Patriotic Front | ||
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'''Presidential elections''' were held in Zambia on 30 October 2008 following the death of the incumbent [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Levy Mwanawasa]] on 19 August 2008, as the elections had to be called within 90 days of his death.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7607444.stm |title=Zambian election date announced |publisher=BBC News |date=9 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=ToHold>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/10/content_9890454.htm |title=Zambia to hold presidential by-election on Oct.30 |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=10 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> It was expected that there would be internal problems within the ruling [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD) as Mwanawasa had not declared a successor prior to his death,<ref name=Liu>{{cite news |first=Liu |last=Jinhai |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm |title=News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=19 August 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> but Acting President [[Rupiah Banda]] was selected as the MMD's candidate without apparent problems.<ref name=Picks>{{cite news |url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080905174022655C441736 |title=Zambia's ruling party picks candidate |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] and [[South African Press Association]] |publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |date=5 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> [[Michael Sata]] stood as the candidate of the [[ | '''Presidential elections''' were held in Zambia on 30 October 2008 following the death of the incumbent [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Levy Mwanawasa]] on 19 August 2008, as the elections had to be called within 90 days of his death.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7607444.stm |title=Zambian election date announced |publisher=BBC News |date=9 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=ToHold>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/10/content_9890454.htm |title=Zambia to hold presidential by-election on Oct.30 |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=10 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> It was expected that there would be internal problems within the ruling [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD) as Mwanawasa had not declared a successor prior to his death,<ref name=Liu>{{cite news |first=Liu |last=Jinhai |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm |title=News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=19 August 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> but Acting President [[Rupiah Banda]] was selected as the MMD's candidate without apparent problems.<ref name=Picks>{{cite news |url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080905174022655C441736 |title=Zambia's ruling party picks candidate |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] and [[South African Press Association]] |publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |date=5 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> [[Michael Sata]] stood as the candidate of the [[Patriotic Front]] (PF),<ref name=ToHold/><ref name=Biggest>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/31/content_9743926.htm |title=Zambia's biggest opposition picks candidates for presidential by-elections |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=31 August 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> while [[Hakainde Hichilema]] stood as the candidate of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND).<ref name=ToHold/> [[Godfrey Miyanda]] stood as the candidate of the Heritage Party.<ref name=Ring>{{cite news |url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080927170837166C798216 |title=Four in ring for Zambia's top job |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] and [[South African Press Association]] |publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |date=27 September 2008 |accessdate=4 November 2008}}</ref> | ||
The elections were held to determine who should serve out the remainder of Mwanawasa's presidential term, which ended in 2011, rather than for a full five-year term.<ref name=ToHold/> The elections were decided in a single round on a [[first-past-the-post]] basis. | The elections were held to determine who should serve out the remainder of Mwanawasa's presidential term, which ended in 2011, rather than for a full five-year term.<ref name=ToHold/> The elections were decided in a single round on a [[first-past-the-post]] basis. | ||
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|align=left|[[Hakainde Hichilema]]||align=left|[[United Party for National Development]]||353,018||19.70 | |align=left|[[Hakainde Hichilema]]||align=left|[[United Party for National Development]]||353,018||19.70 | ||
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|align=left|[[Godfrey Miyanda]]||align=left|[[ | |align=left|[[Godfrey Miyanda]]||align=left|[[Heritage Party]]||13,683 ||0.76 | ||
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|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||23,596||– | |align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||23,596||– | ||
