At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Zambia
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Rupiah BANDA *
- Head of Government: President Rupiah BANDA
- Assembly: Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly with 150 seats.
* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly, 150 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 8 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.
Main Candidates in the Presidential race:
- Rupiah BANDA
Party: Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)
- Michael Chilufya SATA
Party: Patriotic Front (PF)
- Hakainde HICHILEMA
Party: United Party for National Development (UPND)
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 13,460,305 (July 2010 est.)
- Registered Voters: 5,167,154 (September 2011 )