#MalawiDecides2025: Of next Parliament on alliances, personalities, battle for policy direction

As Malawians await the final declaration of results from the September 26, 2025 elections, attention is already shifting from ballot counting to the political landscape that will define the next five years. The question is no longer just about who...

Malawi Congress Party Declares Victory, Urges Calm Amid Election Anticipation

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has issued a resolute declaration of victory in the 2025 general elections, urging supporters to remain peaceful and dignified as the nation awaits official results from the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). In a...

#MalawiDecides2025: MCP, DPP claim victory as nations awaits official election results

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s political scene has been thrown into heightened tension following the September 16th general elections, as both the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have...

#MalawiDecides2025: MCP ndi Chakwera akutsogola mma zotsatira wosatsimikizika

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Kuwerengera kwa mavoti kukupitirira, ndipo zotsatira zatsopano zikuonetsa kuti a Lazarus Chakwera, yemwe ndi pulezidenti wa chipani cha Malawi Congress Party (MCP), akutsogola kwambiri ndi mavoti ambiri m’maboma...

Malawi Law Society Slams DPP and MCP for Premature Victory Claims

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has come out swinging against both the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), accusing them of recklessly declaring victory from unofficial tallies and undermining the authority of the...

#MalawiDecides2025: Unofficial results contradict claims of victory, raising concerns over electoral misinformation

By Kenneth Bwanali As Malawi awaits the official results of yesterday’s presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections, a pattern of unverified claims and inflated vote counts from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is...

MALAWI ELECTION UPDATE …

“In accordance with Section 98 of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act, the Commission shall announce the results of the presidential election within eight (8) days, the parliamentary election within fourteen (14)...

MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION URGES CALM AS RESULTS TRANSMISSION ARE UNDERWAY

MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION URGES CALM AS RESULTS TRANSMISSION ARE UNDERWAY The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says results from polling stations across the country are currently being collected, with physical transmission of result forms to...

Malawi begins ballot counting after general elections

Counting ballots is underway in Malawi following the general elections that took place on Tuesday. Malawi's electoral body chairperson, Annabel Mtalikanja, announced that all polling stations closed at 20:00 last night and counting is underway at...

Malawi counts votes in tight presidential race

LILONGWE: Malawi counted votes after a general election dominated by economic hardships in the largely poor country, that could knock outgoing president Lazarus Chakwera's chances of winning a second term. Observers said preliminary results from...

Malawi 2025 Elections: A Battle of Redemption and Regret

Malawi 2025 Elections: A Battle of Redemption and Regret Amb Anthony Mukwita wrote- 17 Sept 25 In ‘the warm heart of Africa’, the political mercury is boiling. Malawi’s 2025 presidential and parliamentary elections have turned into a high-stakes...

Malawi counts votes in tight race for president

Malawi counted votes Wednesday after a general election dominated by economic hardships in the largely poor country that could knock outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera's chances of winning a second term. Observers said preliminary results from...

Malawi Elections 2025: Unofficial Results Show Arthur Peter Mutharika Leading

Lilongwe, Malawi – Early unofficial results from the 2025 Malawi presidential election indicate that former president Arthur Peter Mutharika is leading as vote counting continues across the country. Preliminary tallies from various polling centres...

Malawi Presidential election results to be released in 8 days

65 Views The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the Presidential election results will be released within 8 days. Addressing the media at the National Tally Centre this afternoon, MEC boss Justice Annabel Mtalimanja said parliamentary results...

MALAWI ELECTION COUNTING CONTINUES

by LENASeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025017 Share0 Maseru, Sept.17—Malawi began counting votes Tuesday in a presidential election that is expected to be a tight race between old rivals that could go to a runoff and comes at a time of economic...

Malawi Counts Votes As Incumbent, Ex-President Battle For Power

Malawi counted votes Wednesday after general elections overshadowed by surging costs and chronic fuel shortages that have hampered the term of outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera. The ailing economy of the southern African country, one of the...

Voter turnout stories: Enthusiasm, fatigue, legitimacy of Malawi’s 2025 Elections

As results trickle in from across the country, one of the most telling features of the 2025 General Elections is not only who wins, but how many Malawians turned out to vote. Voter turnout is often the silent indicator of a nation’s democratic...

NBM’s Development Bank applauded for boosting SME growth in Malawi

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has commended the remarkable strides made by its subsidiary, NBM Development Bank Limited, in supporting the growth and sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malawi. Speaking during an internal...

Malawi counts votes as two presidents battle for power

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials count votes at the end of polling for the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Lilongwe on September 16, 2025. [AFP] Malawi counted votes on Wednesday after general elections overshadowed by...

Malawi’s Tobacco Dilemma: Economy vs. Public Health

Malawi faces a stark dilemma: protect public health by curbing tobacco use or continue relying on it as “green gold,” the backbone of its economy. Tobacco generates 15% of the country’s GDP and more than half of its exports, yet it fuels rising...