At Stake in this Election:

• The office of the President of Malawi

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Peter MUTHARIKA
• Head of Government: President Peter MUTHARIKA
• Assembly: Malawi has a unicameral National Assembly with 193 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.

Main candidates in this Election:

• Peter MUTHARIKA
  • Party: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
• Saulos CHILIMA
  • Party: UTM
• Atupele MULUZI
  • Party: United Democratic Front (UDF)
• Lazarus CHAKWERA
  • Party: Malawi Congress Party (MCP)
• John CHISI
  • Party: Umodzi Party (UP)
• Peter KUWANI
  • Mbakuwaku Movement for Development (MMD)
• Reverend KALIYA
  • Independent

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 19,718,743 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 6,859,570

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 9,946,712 (2019 est.)
• Is Malawi a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Malawi ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (12 March 1987)
• Gender Quota: No, but there are political parties with voluntary gender quotas
• Female candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 32 (following the 2014 elections)
• Human Development Index Position: 171 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Malawi a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 September 2007)
• Has Malawi ratified CRPD: Yes (27 August 2009)
• Population with a disability: 2,694,705 (est.)