Malawi - September 2025
Malawi records highest voter turnout since 2009
Voter turnout in Malawi’s presidential election reached the highest level since 2009. According to data released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), 76.4 per cent of registered voters cast their ballot in the presidential contest, an 11.6 percentage point increase on turnout from the previous presidential election in 2020 (64.8 per cent). Analysts have ascribed the increase to voter frustration over the country’s cost of living crisis, as well as renewed confidence in the MEC.
Sources: Nation Online, Nyasa Times, International IDEA
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