- Almost nine out of 10 Zambians (86%) support regular, open, and honest elections as the best way to choose their political leaders, a position that has consistently had strong support over the past decade (Figure 1).
- Seven in 10 citizens (70%) endorse a two-term limit on presidential mandates, similarly a position that has consistently had strong support for the past decade (Figure 2).
- Two-thirds (66%) of respondents say the president should be accountable to Parliament for how his government spends taxpayers’ money (Figure 3).
- A majority (70%) of Zambians say Parliament should make the country’s laws even if the president does not agree (Figure 4).
- About half (51%) of citizens say the army should never intervene in the country’s political processes, while 45% say it’s legitimate for the military to intervene when elected leaders abuse power (Figure 5).
Most Zambians endorse regular, open, and honest elections as the best way to choose their political leaders, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows.
Most also favour limiting their president to a maximum of two terms. Support for both elections and a two-term limit has been strong for the past decade.
A large majority of Zambians also say Parliament, rather than the president, should make the country’s laws.
But they are divided in their views on military intervention in politics, with almost half seeing it as legitimate if elected leaders abuse their power.
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