net appointed by
the president from among the members of the National Assembly elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last
held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed
by the president election results: Levy MWANAWASA elected president;
percent of vote - Levy MWANAWASA 29%, Anderson MAZOKA 27%, Christon
TEMBO 13%, Tilyenji KAUNDA 10%, Godfrey MIYANDA 8%, Benjamin MWILA 5%,
Michael SATA 3%

Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members
are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last
held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA 2006) election results: percent
of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%, UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%,
PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%; seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48,
UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP 1, independents 1; seats not determined 2

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are
appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to
hear civil and criminal cases)

Political parties and leaders: Agenda for Zambia or AZ [Inonge
MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA]; Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Christon
TEMBO]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Liberal Progressive Front
or LPF [Roger CHONGWE, president]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy
or MMD [Frederick CHILUBA, president]; National Citizens Coalition
or NCC [Nevers MUMBA, president]; National Leadership for Development
or NLD [Yobert SHAMAPANDE]; National Party or NP [Dr. Sam CHIPUNGU];
Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP
[Benjamin MWILA]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Gwendoline Konie];
United National Independence Party or UNIP [Francis NKHOMA, president];
United Party for National Development or UPND [Anderson MAZOKA]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO,
G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN,
UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Atan
SHANSONGA FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826 telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through
9719 chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
David B.