From mandate to margin: Legal limbo of Chakwera’s government post-June 28 Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

From mandate to margin — The legal limbo of Chakwera’s Government - Malawi Freedom Network

President Lazarus Chakwera’s five-year constitutional mandate expired on June 28th, 2025. And yet, here we are — no election held, no extension confirmed by law, and no national consensus reached. What we are witnessing now is not leadership; it is constitutional limbo wrapped in silence. For a country that fought hard for democracy, this ambiguity is nothing short of dangerous. Malawi is now being governed in the shadows of legitimacy — a natio…

From mandate to margin: Legal limbo of Chakwera’s government post-June 28 Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

On June 28, 2025, President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration officially completed five years in office—an event that has triggered constitutional and legal debate over the legitimacy of the government’s continued stay in power until the next general elections scheduled for September 16, 2025. Under the 1994 Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, particularly Section 83(1), the […] The post From mandate to margin: Legal limbo of Chakwera’s gove…