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The first president, Hastings Banda, was elected by the National Assembly and subsequently had himself declared president for life in 1970. He was defeated in 1994, a year after his life term was abolished as part of Malawi's transition to democracy. Since then, presidents have been elected in direct popular elections for a five-year term.
The president of the Republic of Malawi (Chichewa: Mtsogoleri wa Dziko la Malawi) is the head of state and head of government of Malawi. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Malawi and is the commander-in-chief of the Malawian Defence Force. The current president is Lazarus Chakwera, who has served since being elected ...
This category is for presidents of Malawi, in Southeast Africa. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. E. Presidential elections in Malawi (7 P)
Malawi elects on the national level a head of state and government (Malawi Constitution, 1994 p 27) – the President – and a national assembly.The President and members of the National Assembly, elected simultaneously at a General Election, together form the Malawian Parliament owing to the President's role as both head of government and head of state.
In May 2020 Malawi Supreme Court upheld the decision and announced a new election will be held on July 2. This was the first time election was legally challenged. [15] [16] Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won 2020 Malawian presidential election and he was sworn in as the new president of Malawi. [17]
BLANTYRE, Malawi. (AP) — Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima was laid to rest in his village south of the capital on Monday following a funeral where President Lazarus Chakwera called for an ...
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. [1] He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. [2] He was president of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.
Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) [1] [2] is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. [3] Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. [4]