The introduction of the 50 percent plus one threshold of electing Zambian president will be one of the many issues to be debated in the constitution-making process, Times of Zambia reported Wednesday.
It quoted Justice Minister George Kunda as telling the country's parliament Tuesday that the constitution conference (CC) would to examine the 50 percent plus one proposal.
He said the timeframe for the debate and adoption of any constitutional recommendations will be prescribe in the bill of the constitution conference to be tabled to the parliament.
"Should there be consensus on this clause through the CC and among interested stakeholders, it will be introduced in the constitution by way of enactment by this August House," he said.
According to a draft constitution, the election of the president should be on the majority basis of 50 percent plus one vote and the new constitution should be adopted by the constituent assembly.
Before the tripartite elections at the end of September last year, the opposition parties demanded the constituent assembly to be held before the elections not after it so that the elections would be held under the new constitution.
President Levy Mwanawasa maintained that the 2006 elections would be held under current constitution.
Mwanawasa won his second term in the September elections with 43 percent of the total votes.
After the 2006 elections, the opposition parties and non- governmental organizations again repeatedly demand the government to start the constitution amendment process without delay.
Source: Xinhua
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