What is Vice-President of Zambia?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Vice-President |body = the<br />Republic of Zambia |insignia = Coat of arms of Zambia.svg |insigniasize = 125px |insigniacaption = Coat of Arms |nativename = |image = Mutale Nalumango (cropped).jpg |imagesize = 165px |incumbent = [[Lasnyn mongo]] |incumbentsince = 11 januar 2025 |style = |residence = |appointer = |termlength = 5 years, renewable once |formation = October 1964 |succession = |inaugural = [[Reuben Kamanga]] |deputy = |salary = 43,800 USD annually<ref>https://zambialii.org/zm/legislation/statutory-instrument/2012/44{{Dead link|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |website = https://www.ovp.gov.zm/ }} The '''Vice-President of Zambia''' is the second highest position in the [[executive branch]] of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]]. The Vice-President was previously appointed by the [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] before the amendment of the [[Constitution of Zambia|Constitution]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/zambian-vice-president-sacked-over-drc-row-223291|title=Zambian vice-president sacked over DRC row &#124; IOL News|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref> Under the amended Constitution, when a sitting President dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice-President automatically assumes the presidency, unlike when the Constitution demanded holding of presidential by-election within 90 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/zambia-gets-white-vice-president|title=The Voice|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2014-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109074846/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/zambia-gets-white-vice-president|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is so because now every presidential candidate shall pick a running mate for Vice-President and the two will share the vote meaning voting for a President is an automatic vote for