#Latest news with #constitutionalAmendmentsBloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergZambia Proposes Increased Number of Lawmakers as Elections LoomZambia plans to boost the number of elected members of parliament by more than a third, raising the prospect of a higher government wage bill at a time when the state is trying to conclude a debt-restructuring process. Proposed constitutional amendments published in state newspapers this week would increase the number of elected legislators to 211 from 156, while also raising the number of nominated MPs to 10 from 8. The increase would be achieved by splitting yet-to-be-specified constituencies into smaller ones.
Bloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergZambia Proposes Increased Number of Lawmakers as Elections LoomZambia plans to boost the number of elected members of parliament by more than a third, raising the prospect of a higher government wage bill at a time when the state is trying to conclude a debt-restructuring process. Proposed constitutional amendments published in state newspapers this week would increase the number of elected legislators to 211 from 156, while also raising the number of nominated MPs to 10 from 8. The increase would be achieved by splitting yet-to-be-specified constituencies into smaller ones.
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