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Mutti, Malungo Retain Positions as Muzungu Elected Second Deputy Speaker
Ms Nelly Mutti and Ms Attractor Malungo Chisangano have retained their positions as Speaker and First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, respectively, while Mr Nshamba Mulondwe Muzungu has been elected Second Deputy Speaker of the Fourteenth National Assembly. Ms Mutti and Ms Malungo Chisangano…
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Ms Nelly Mutti and Ms Attractor Malungo Chisangano have retained their positions as Speaker and First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, respectively, while Mr Nshamba Mulondwe Muzungu has been elected Second Deputy Speaker of the Fourteenth National Assembly.
Ms Mutti and Ms Malungo Chisangano were elected unopposed after no other nominations were filed for the two position.
Mr Muzungu, the Independent Member of Parliament for Mufumbwe, defeated Mr Vincent Mwale, the Independent Member of Parliament for Chipangali West, with 156 votes against 58.
A total of 245 Members of Parliament formed the quorum, while 229 votes were cast in the Second Deputy Speaker election. Five votes were rejected.
Returning Officer and Clerk of the National Assembly, Mrs Loveness Mayaka, declared Ms Mutti, Ms Malungo Chisangano and Mr Muzungu duly elected.
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