Amendment Article 52 of the Constitution is amended —

Amendment Article 52 of the Constitution is amended — of Article 52 (a) by the deletion of clause (1) and the substitution therefor of the following: (1) A person who intends to be a candidate for election as President, Member of Parliament for a constituency-based seat, mayor, council chairperson, or councilor for a ward-based seat shall file that person’s nomination paper to a returning officer, supported by an affidavit stating that the person is qualified for nomination for election as President, Member of Parliament for a constituency-based seat, mayor, council chairperson, or councilor for a ward- based seat, in the manner, on the day, and at the time and place set by the Electoral Commission, by regulations.; (b) in clause (4), by the insertion of the words “and determine” immediately after the word “hear”; and (c) by the deletion of clause (6) and the substitution therefor of the following: Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 13 of 2025 179 (6) Where a candidate — (a) resigns after having been nominated in accordance with this Article, the candidate shall not be eligible to contest the election, and the election shall proceed to be held on the date prescribed for holding the election; (b) has been disqualified by a court, after close of nominations, the candidate shall not be eligible to contest the elections, and the election shall proceed to be held on the date prescribed for holding the election; or (c) sponsored by a political party dies before the date prescribed for the holding of an election, the Electoral Commission shall cancel the election, and call for the filing of a fresh nomination by the political party whose candidate died, and the election shall be held within thirty days of filing of the fresh nomination.