At stake in this election:

• 150 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Frederick CHILUBA *
• Head of Government: President Frederick CHILUBA
• 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 popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly 150 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
  Leader: Levy Patrick MWANAWASA
  Seats won in this election: 69
  Seats won in last election: 131
• Party: United Party for National Development (UPND)
  Leader: Anderson MAZOKA
  Seats won in this election: 49
  Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: United National Independence Party (UNIP)
  Leader: Tilyenji KAUNDA
  Seats won in this election: 13
  Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Forum for Democracy and Development Party (FDD)
  Leader: Christon TEMBO
  Seats won in this election: 12
  Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Heritage Party
  Leader: Brigadier-General Godfrey MIYANDA
  Seats won in this election: 4
  Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Patriotic Front
  Leader: Michael SATA
  Seats won in this election: 1
  Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Zambian Repubican Party
  Leader: Ben MWILA
  Seats won in this election: 1
  Seats won in last election: 0

Last Legislative election:

• Parliamentay Elections were last held on November 18, 1996.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 9,582,418 (July 2000 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,468,909 ( 1998 )