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Political party in Zambia

Socialist Party

Abbreviation	SP
Leader	Fred M'membe
Founded	March 2018 (2018-03)
Split from	Rainbow Party
Ideology	Socialism Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
International affiliation	International Peoples' Assembly
Colours	Red
Slogan	Justice Equity Peace
National Assembly	0 / 156
Website
socialistpartyzambia.com
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The Socialist Party is an opposition party in Zambia. It describes itself as socialist and Marxist–Leninist.

The party was launched in March 2018 in a split from Rainbow Party, another Zambian socialist party.

It was founded by the journalist and businessman Fred M'membe, who was the party's candidate for president in the 2021 Zambian general election.

While the formerly ruling Patriotic Front describes itself as socialist, in its current form it is generally seen as center-left. The Socialist Party's 2021 election manifesto promised a focus on universal education and health care, as well as cooperative farming.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Result
2021	Fred M'membe	16,644	0.34%	Lost N

National Assembly elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Outcome
2021	61,325	1.27%	0 / 167		3rd	Extra-parliamentary

References

"About". Socialist Party. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ Hamusute, Keith (25 April 2018). "Another socialist party in Zambia". Africa Is a Country. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ Kulkarni, Pavan (18 June 2020). "Socialist Party's manifesto promises revolutionary change in Zambia". Peoples Dispatch. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
Friedman, Rafael (23 May 2017). "Authoritarianism in Zambia". Helen Suzman Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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