Election type

African Union, Preliminary Statement: African Union - Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa Observation Mission To the Republic of Malawi, Lilongwe, 18 September 2025, accessed 22 October 2025

B. Preliminary findings

(ii) Legal Framework and Electoral System

(...) The AUEOM noted that Malawi’s legal framework is generally in line with international, continental, and regional norms and standards for the conduct of democratic elections, including the ACDEG, the COMESA and SADC Principles and Guidelines. Further, the legal framework recognises and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms, including freedom of speech, association, movement and political participation. However, enforcement gaps remain, particularly in campaign finance oversight, the absence of binding gender quotas and the lack of diaspora voting, which limit full compliance with regional and international commitments.

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, "MEC says no voting arrangements for those in diaspora", accessed 22 October 2025