2006 Zambian general election

2006 Zambian general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	70.77%
Nominee Levy Mwanawasa Michael Sata Hakainde Hichilema Party MMD PF UDA Popular vote 1,177,846 804,748 693,772 Percentage 42.98% 29.37% 25.32%
President before election Levy Mwanawasa MMD Elected President Levy Mwanawasa MMD

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General elections were held in Zambia on 28 September 2006 to elect a President, members of the National Assembly and local government councillors. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, which won 75 of the 150 National Assembly seats and whose candidate, Levy Mwanawasa, won the presidential vote. Voter turnout was just over 70%.^[1]