Chalo Chatu:Today's featured article/August 11, 2016

From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia

The 2016 General elections are being held today to elect the President of the republic of Zambia and members of the National Assembly. A constitutional referendum will be held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79. The previous general elections in 2011 resulted in a victory for the Patriotic Front (PF), whose candidate Michael Sata was elected President, with the PF winning 61 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly. (Full article...)