Candidates running for the presidency in Zambia will have to hold a high school diploma, a government-appointed committee has recommended in a report into proposed changes to electoral law. The report also suggests that a candidate must collect more than 50% of the vote to win the presidency to avoid minority leaders. President Levy Mwanawasa has said that new electoral regulations will be passed early in 2005 to pave the way to the 2006 elections. The proposed requirements for a minimum academic attainment could keep Michael Sata, leader of the opposition, out of the presidential race.