Abstract: There has been an increased dissatisfaction of the election results in the previous elections in Zambia with most parts of the political parties claiming that the governments which won those elections are not popular. Zambia has further moved from the “first past the post electoral process” to 50+1. Further there has been calls for secession from the western region which has been calling for independence of late hence the need to investigate if the Zambia electro system has had any Effects in Zambia.
The study used the Historical systematic investigation into the legal frame work which established the electoral process in Zambia, a study of election results, articles on elections in Zambia and various materials related to the electoral system in Zambia in order to establish facts on the electoral system and reach new conclusions as well as correlate old facts. The time span of review for election results and the electoral system was before 1973 to 2015 elections. It followed the historic facts during the period under review then provided an interpretation of the meaning and assessment of the significance of the events.
The findings are that Zambia has held 309 plus bye election between the periods of 2007 to 2014 which have costed the country large amounts of money. These bye elections have also included two presidential bye election necessitated by the electoral process of the country. The country is divided into two region as southern region and Northern region in the fight of power and control of the national resources through the ballot paper.
Electoral system: The legal frame work of the suffrage of election winning in Zambia and the electoral interval of elections bordering on tenature of office.
Keywords: Investigation, Electoral Process, Effects in Zambia.
Title: An Investigation of the Electoral Process in Zambia and Its Effects
Author: Chibesa Felix
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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