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2020 Malawian presidential election

Wikidata Q84358626: 2020 Malawian presidential election Wikidata

2020 Malawian presidential election - point in time 2020-06-23

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC0-1.0

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The election

Date
23 June 2020
Date status
Held - Voting has taken place.

Wikidata Q84358626: 2020 Malawian presidential election Wikidata

2020 Malawian presidential election - point in time 2020-06-23

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC0-1.0

What is being elected
President

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

Office
President of Malawi
Who votes
The public, from age 18. Voting is not compulsory.
Electoral authority
Malawi Electoral Commission

Results

Certified by the electoral authority. elekt reports the figures the sources publish; it does not call races or make projections.

Final results

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

Turnout 64.8%

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

6,859,570 registered voters4,445,385 ballots cast
Share of the vote (%): all 3 lines, as in the table
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

Sources

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