Political parties

Political parties (1) A political party has the right to— (a) disseminate information on social and economic programmes of a national character and of its political ideology; (b) sponsor candidates for election or nomination to a State office in respect of which elections are required to be held; and (c) conduct primary elections for the selection of candidates. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 30 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (2) A political party shall— (a) promote the values and principles specified in this Constitution; (b) have a national character; (c) promote and uphold national unity; (d) promote and practice democracy through regular, free and fair elections within the party; (e) respect the right of its members to participate in the affairs of the political party; (f) respect the right of its members to seek redress from a court or tribunal when aggrieved by a decision of the political party; and (g) subscribe to and observe the code of conduct for political parties, as prescribed (3) A political party shall not— (a) be founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, ethnic, tribal, gender, sectoral or provincial basis or engage in propaganda based on any of these factors; (b) engage in or encourage violence or intimidate its members, supporters, opponents or other persons; (c) engage in corrupt practices; and (d) except as prescribed, use public resources to promote its interest or that of its members. (4) The following shall be prescribed with regard to political parties: (a) the establishment and management of a Political Parties’ Fund to provide financial support to political parties with seats in the National Assembly; (b) the accounts of political parties which are funded under the Political Parties’ Fund and the submission of audited accounts by political parties; (c) the sources of funds for political parties; (d) the maximum amount of money to be used for campaigns during elections; and (e) matters incidental to matters specified in this clause. [Article 60 inserted by section 4 of Act 2 of 2016]