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51:Abbreviation
1115:December 1,
950:Opposition
911:Opposition
120:centre-left
1440:Categories
1144:2024-08-12
1057:2021-06-03
1033:2021-06-03
996:References
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441:Result
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175:Website
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71:Founded
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960:3,665
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707:Seats
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630:0.87%
225:Zambia
139:Slogan
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60:Leader
986:10th
432:Votes
394:Kabwe
382:Lunte
219:is a
168:1 / 5
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1117:2016
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956:2021
947:3rd
917:2016
908:2nd
878:2011
869:1st
839:2006
830:1st
800:2001
791:1st
761:1996
752:1st
744:125
722:1991
710:+/–
675:Lost
659:2021
649:2016
634:Lost
618:2015
603:Lost
592:2011
561:2008
535:2006
504:2001
478:1996
447:1991
211:The
133:Blue
1223:(1)
939:52
900:17
822:62
392:in
384:MP
223:in
118:to
54:MMD
1442::
1137:.
1125:^
1103:.
1050:.
1012:.
978:3
861:3
783:6
704:%
400:.
243:.
1178:e
1171:t
1164:v
1147:.
1119:.
1060:.
1036:.
683:N
642:N
611:N
585:Y
554:Y
528:Y
497:Y
471:Y
437:%
80:)
20:)
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