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Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
(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.
Renumbering
and renaming
of Part V
5. The Constitution is amended by the renumbering of Part V
as Part VI, and the deletion of the heading to that Part and the
substitution therefor of the following heading and sub-heading: