Zambian presidential election, 2001
- Zambian presidential election, 2001
The Zambian presidential election was held on 27 December 2001. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day. There were eleven candidates.
In August 2000 the National Executive Committee of MMD had elected Mwanawasa as its presidential candidate for the election. He won the election with only 29% due to Zambia's first past the post system, beating 10 other candidates including two other former vice presidents (Godfrey Miyanda and Gen. Christon Tembo); Anderson Mazoka came in a close second with 27%, according to official results. The results of the elections were disputed by main opposition parties, including Mazoka's United Party for National Development, which many observers claim had actually won the elections. [ [http://www.africaliberalnetwork.org/newsletter_item.aspx?i_PageID=1420&i_NewsID=24 Zambia's Fourth Democratic Elections: A Country of Minority Governments--By Tiens Kahenya, UPND Secretary General] ] Both domestic and international election monitors cited serious irregularities with the campaign and election, including vote rigging, flawed voter registration, unequal and biased media coverage, and the MMD's improper use of state resources. In January 2002, three opposition candidates petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn Mwanawasa's victory. While the court agreed that the poll was flawed, it ruled in February 2005 that the irregularities did not affect the results and declined the petition. [ [http://www.freedomhouse.org/inc/content/pubs/fiw/inc_country_detail.cfm?year=2006&country=7091&pf Freedom in the World - Zambia (2006)] ]
Results
External links
* [http://www.elections.org.zm/results/Presidential%20Results.pdf Results from the Electoral Commission of Zambia]
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