Elections in Malawi
[1][2] Parliament, following the recommendations of both courts, then amended and passed the presidential, parliamentary and local government elections act in 2022 which was then assented to by the current President, Lazarus Chakwera, in February of 2023.The National Assembly currently has 193 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.The Malawian Electoral Commission however completed its belated constitutionally mandated review of constituencies and has recommended to parliament an increase to the membership of the National Assembly in line with population trends, settlement patterns, voter accessibility concerns, and other stipulated requirements outlined in the constitution.[5] Presidential elections were held in Malawi on 23 June 2020, having originally been scheduled for 19 May and later 2 July.[6] The result of the re-run elections was a victory for Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party, who defeated Mutharika by margin of 59% to 40%.
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