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Tenure of
office of
VicePresident
and vacancy
111.
Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
(1) The term of office for a Vice-President is five years.
(2) A Vice-President shall hold office from the date the VicePresident-elect is sworn into office and ending on the date the next
President-elect is sworn into office.
(3) A person who has twice held the office of Vice-President
shall not be selected as a running mate.
(4) The office of Vice-President becomes vacant if the VicePresident—
(a) dies;
(b) resigns by notice in writing to the President;
(c) otherwise ceases to hold office under Article 81,107 or
108; or
(d) assumes the office of President.
(5) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-President,
except as provided under Article 81, the President shall appoint
another person to be Vice-President and the National Assembly
shall, by a resolution supported by the votes of not less than twothirds of the Members of Parliament, approve the appointment of
that person as Vice-President.
(6) The person who assumes office as Vice-President, in
accordance with clause (5), shall serve for the unexpired term of
office and be deemed for the purposes of clause (3)—
(a) to have served a full term as Vice-President if, at the date
on which the Vice-President assumed office, more than
three years remain before the date of the next general
election; or
(b) not to have served a term of office as Vice-President if,
at the date on which the Vice-President assumed office,
less than three years remain before the date of the next
general elections.
Functions of
VicePresident
112. (1) The Vice-President shall be answerable to the
President in the performance of the functions of Vice-President.
(2) The Vice-President shall—
(a) perform the functions that are assigned to the VicePresident by the President;