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1988 Zambian general election

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were held to elect candidates for the 125 constituencies. Only UNIP members could vote in the primaries, and the top three candidates would be able to stand for the National Assembly election. In total, 706 people stood for election to the National Assembly, of which 612 were approved by the UNIP
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Two years later UNIP was forced to give up its monopoly of power as part of an agreement with the opposition. The next elections had been scheduled for 1993, but
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Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy.
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in 1990, the constitution was amended to allow other parties to challenge UNIP in the
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with 95.5% of the vote, whilst UNIP also won all 125 seats in the
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List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1988–91)
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was automatically re-elected for a sixth five-year term as
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Index

1983
1991

Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP
Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP
Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP
Politics of Zambia
Coat of arms of Zambia
Constitution
Human rights
President
Hakainde Hichilema
Vice-President
Mutale Nalumango
Cabinet
National Assembly
Speaker
Nelly Mutti
Constituencies
Judiciary
Constitutional Court
Mulela Margaret Munalula
Supreme Court
Mumba Malila
Elections
1964
1968

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