Malawi: Magistrates Trained in Electoral Offences Ahead of 2025 Elections - Malawi Electoral Commission

Malawi: Magistrates Trained in Electoral Offences Ahead of 2025 Elections - Malawi Electoral Commission

Press Release - In a bid to ensure fair and credible elections, magistrates from across Malawi have undergone intensive training on electoral offences. The training, which took place at the Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe on 5th February 2025, was organized by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in collaboration with the Judiciary Training Committee.

Mec, parties tussle on voters’ register

By Brenda Kayo: The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec)’s announcement that 7.2 million people have registered to vote during the September 16 elections has not gone down well with some political par…

Voters’ interest in elections decline—MEC data

If Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) data is anything to go by, Malawians are losing interest in elections with the number of registered voters dwindling over the years. The data released by MEC chief elections officer Andrew Mpesi on Thursday shows that the number of registrants has gone down to 65.7 percent for the September 16 2025 General Election from 80 percent in the 2019 Tripartite Elections and 93 percent in 2014. Flashback: Registratio…

Over 7.2 Million Registered Voters in Malawi, MEC Confirms

A total of 7,200, 905 people have registered as voters during the three phases of the voter registration and the supplementary voter registration exercise combined, Malawi Electoral Commission has confirmed. A statement that we have seen, indicates that from the figures, 24, 078 registered during the supplementary voter registration alone. However, MEC has emphasized that the figures are preliminary and are subject to cleaning which may lead to …

MEC registers 7.2 million voters Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says 7,200,905 people have registered as voters during the three phases of the Voter Registration and the Supplementary Voter Registration Exercise combined. In a statement, Andrew Mpesi, MEC’s chief elections officer, said this is as a result of additional 24,078 people have registered during the Supplementary Voter Registration alone which […] The post MEC registers 7.2 million voters appeared first on Mal…