1.   Hinds, a technocrat who is not a party member, is unlikely to contest the presidency.

2.   Kaunda, born of Malawian parents, was barred from contesting the presidency under a clause limiting office to second-generation Zambians.

3.   Kaunda ordered a boycott of the coming polls in protest at constitutional amendments barring him from contesting the presidency because his parents were born in neighbouring Malawi.

4.   Matiba announced last month that he would not register as a voter, which means he cannot contest the presidency.

5.   Mohammed Mayanja, a university lecturer, is also contesting the presidency.

6.   Nine opposition leaders will contest the presidency.

7.   One proposal seeks to bar first generation Zambians from contesting the presidency.

8.   Several prominent northerners who accuse Obasanjo of favoring his own southern Yoruba tribe, have also expressed interest in contesting the presidency.

9.   The new constitution bars first generation Zambians from contesting the presidency.

10.   He has been barred from contesting the presidency by an amended constitution which only allows second generation citizens to run, and restricts the presidency to two terms.