Vice-President, election to office and swearing in

Vice-President, election to office and swearing in (1) There shall be a Vice-President for the Republic who shall be the running mate to a presidential candidate in a presidential election. (2) The qualifications and disqualifications applying to a presidential candidate apply to the person selected by the presidential candidate to be the running mate. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 52 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (3) An election to the office of Vice-President shall be conducted at the same time as that of an election to the office of President so that a vote cast for a presidential candidate is a vote cast for the running mate, and if the presidential candidate is elected, the running mate shall be considered to have been elected. (4) A Vice-President-elect shall be sworn into office by the Chief Justice or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice. (5) The Vice-President shall assume office on the same day that the President assumes office.