Agenda for Zambia

The Agenda for Zambia (AZ) was a political party in Zambia active between 1996 and 2002. The party was associated with Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika and his sister Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, and drew most of its support from people in Western Province.[1]

Zambia
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Zambia
Constitution
Government
Legislature
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
National symbols
 Zambia portal

History

The party was established in October 1996, shortly before the 1996 general elections.[2] Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika was the party's presidential candidate, finishing fourth out of five candidates with 5% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections the party nominated eleven candidates,[3] receiving 1.5% of the vote and winning two seats in the National Assembly amidst a United National Independence Party boycott.

Mbikusita-Lewanika's sister Ingone was the party's presidential candidate in the 2001 general elections, and finished eleventh in a field of 12 candidates with 0.6% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections the party's vote share was just 0.16%, resulting in it losing both seats.

In 2002 the party merged into the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy.[4]

References
  1. Simon, David J.; Pletcher, James R.; Siegel, Brian V., eds. (2008). "Agenda for Zambia (AZ)". Historical Dictionary of Zambia. African Historical Dictionaries. 106 (3rd ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.
  2. Lise Rakner (2003) Political and Economic Liberalisation in Zambia 1991-2001, Nordic Africa Institute, p124
  3. Liisa Laakso (2002) Multi-party Elections in Africa, James Currey Publishers, p309
  4. Defunct parties EISA
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.