Monday's ceremony came three days after Mr. Chiluba fired his vice president and some other members of his government for opposing his plan to change the constitution so he could run for a third five-year term in office. He said this is a cabinet that will deliver the goods. But the speaker of the Zambian parliament has refused to declare 21 seats vacant that belonged to lawmakers tossed out of President Chiluba's party for opposing the third term.
Zambian law says lawmakers who lose their party's support also lose their seats.
President Chiluba abandoned plans to run for an unconstitutional third term after some members of parliament sought his impeachment. Major donor nations, which supply a large part of Zambia's budget, also reminded Mr. Chiluba of his pledge 10 years ago to leave office after two terms. Some information in this report provided by Reuters.