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Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Lilongwe

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Upcoming elections

  • General election

    2029 Malawian general election

    in 3 yearsPresident, National Assembly and Local Government Councillors

    Date expected

    official election authority Official source

    Countdown to the General Elections in September 2030

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    malawi.gov.mw Official source

    the polling day for the general elections for the next National Assembly shall be the Tuesday in the third week of September that year

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Malawi is governed

System of government
Presidential republic

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Malawi Electoral Commission

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 229 seats 路 5-year term 路 Single-member constituencies; majority-runoff for president, simple majority for parliamentary seats

The President is both head of state and head of government, and may serve up to two consecutive five-year terms. Malawi鈥檚 parliament is unicameral; the National Assembly is elected directly, while the Upper House does not exist.

malawi.gov.mw Official source

For the purposes of this Constitution the first National Assembly after the date of commencement of this Constitution shall be composed of those persons successfully elected to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.mw Official source

Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President as Head of State

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Malawi head of state 路 1 seats 路 5-year term 路 Two-round majority vote

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Malawian presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 76.4%

Share of the vote (%): all 4 lines, as in the table
Results of 2025 Malawian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Arthur Peter Mutharika (Democratic Progressive Party) Elected3,352,43956.8%

mec.org.mw Official source

although MEC concluded the announcement of official results between 20th September and 2nd October

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

mec.org.mw Official source

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) registered 7,203,490 voters for the 2025 General Elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi Congress Party)1,765,17029.9%

mec.org.mw Official source

although MEC concluded the announcement of official results between 20th September and 2nd October

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

mec.org.mw Official source

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) registered 7,203,490 voters for the 2025 General Elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Dalitso Kabambe (United Transformation Movement)211,4303.6%

mec.org.mw Official source

although MEC concluded the announcement of official results between 20th September and 2nd October

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

mec.org.mw Official source

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) registered 7,203,490 voters for the 2025 General Elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Atupele Muluzi (United Democratic Front)102,7441.7%

mec.org.mw Official source

although MEC concluded the announcement of official results between 20th September and 2nd October

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

mec.org.mw Official source

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) registered 7,203,490 voters for the 2025 General Elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2020 Malawian presidential election 路 23 June 2020

Final resultsTurnout 64.8%

Results of 2020 Malawian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi Congress Party) Elected2,604,30059.3%

mec.org.mw Official source

The Commission declared that Lazarus Chakwera the candidate who had attained 59.33 percent of the votes and therefore attained the requisite majority of the electorate as duly elected President of the Republic of Malawi.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Arthur Peter Mutharika (Democratic Progressive Party)1,752,53039.9%

mec.org.mw Official source

The Commission declared that Lazarus Chakwera the candidate who had attained 59.33 percent of the votes and therefore attained the requisite majority of the electorate as duly elected President of the Republic of Malawi.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Peter Dominico Sinosi Driver Kuwani (Mbakuwaku Movement for Development)32,4730.7%

mec.org.mw Official source

The Commission declared that Lazarus Chakwera the candidate who had attained 59.33 percent of the votes and therefore attained the requisite majority of the electorate as duly elected President of the Republic of Malawi.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2020 Malawian presidential election

Malawi in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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