Elections in Malawi

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Malawi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly has 194 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. Malawi is a multi-party system, which means that there are multiple parities as well as a number of independent politicians who do not formally associate with any party. Presidential and parliamentary elections are currently scheduled for May 19, 2009.

Malawian citizens who are 18 or over are entitled to vote. Foreign nationals who have lived in Malawi for 7 years can also vote.^[1]

[edit] Latest elections

e • d **Summary of the 19 May 2009 Malawian presidential election results**
Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Bingu wa Mutharika	Democratic Progressive Party	2,946,103	65.98
John Tembo	Malawi Congress Party	1,370,044	30.69
Kamuzu Chibambo	People's Transformation Party	35,167	0.79
Stanley Masauli	Republican Party	33,887	0.76
Loveness Gondwe	New Rainbow Coalition	32,160	0.72
James Mbowe Nyondo	independent	27,328	0.61
Dindi Gowa Nyasulu	Alliance for Democracy	20,151	0.45
Total (turnout %)		4,464,840	100.00
Source: mec.org.mw

e • d **Summary of the 19 May 2009 National Assembly of Malawi election results**
	Seats
Democratic Progressive Party	114
Malawi Congress Party	26
United Democratic Front	17
Alliance for Democracy	1
Maravi People's Party	1
Malawi Forum for Unity and Development	1
Independents	32
Vacant (death of candidate)	1
Total (turnout %)	193
Source: IPU

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