28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?

The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi,1994

Political Parties Act, 2018

Section 40 (2) "The State shall, where necessary, provide funds so as to ensure that, during the life of any Parliament, any political party which has secured more than one-tenth of the national vote in elections to that Parliament has sufficient funds to continue to represent its constituency."

"PART V- FINANCES OF POLITICAL PARTIES  21.-( I) A political party which has secured more than one-tenth Entitlement to of the nattonal vote in parliamentary elections shall be entitled to be State funding provided with funds by the State to ensure that, during the life of any Parliament, the party has sufficient funds to continue to represent its constituency. "