2 0 ▁Business <0x0A> </s> ▁General ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Z amb ia ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁President ▁and ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁They ▁were ▁boy c otted ▁by ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁party , ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Independ ence ▁Party , ▁together ▁with ▁five ▁other ▁al lied ▁parties , ▁following ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁constitution ▁which ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁have ▁revers ed ▁following ▁a ▁court ▁challenge . ▁The ▁changes ▁im posed ▁a ▁two - term ▁limit ▁on ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁required ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁to ▁be ▁born ▁to ▁two ▁Z amb ian ▁citizens ▁by ▁birth ▁or ▁descent , ▁and ▁required ▁National ▁Assembly ▁candidates ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁their ▁ch ie ft ain cy . ▁UN IP ▁believed ▁these ▁changes ▁were ▁specifically ▁aim ed ▁at ▁their ▁long time ▁leader , ▁Kenneth ▁K au nd a , ▁whose ▁parents ▁were ▁Mal aw ian ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁changes ▁would ▁have ▁also ▁ex cluded ▁UN IP ' s ▁vice ▁president , ▁a ▁chief . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁r uling ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Multi - Part y ▁Dem ocracy ▁won ▁a ▁comfortable ▁victory ▁in ▁both ▁elections , ▁taking ▁ 1 3 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 ▁elected ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁and ▁its ▁candidate , ▁Frederick ▁Ch il uba , ▁winning ▁ 7 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁election .