Chapter 13 Adjudication of Presidential Election Disputes in Zambia
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Abstract
Elections allow people to select leaders and to hold those leaders accountable. But this can only be done in an environment that does not vitiate the people’s free will and choice and in a political environment that is not lopsided and free of violence, corruption and cheating. Once these vices assail an election, there is always a possibility that the election result does not reflect the will of the people. Those aggrieved may wish to seek redress. This chapter, therefore, looks at one form of redress, adjudication, available to a person aggrieved with presidential election results. The chapter sets out the legal framework for the adjudication of disputed presidential election results and then discusses how the courts have in concrete cases resolved the disputes.