At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the National Assembly: 193
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Description
of government structure:
- Parliament: Malawi's lower house of
parliament, the National Assembly, will consist of 193 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is directly elected by
simple majority vote for a five-year term.
- Members of the National Assembly are
directly elected by simple majority vote from 193 single-member constituencies.
- Sixteen new electoral constituencies
have been added to the National Assembly since the last election.
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Results of the
electoral races:
- Party: United
Democratic Front (UDF)
Leader: Bakili MULUZI
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 93
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 86
- Party: Malawi
Congress Party (MCP)
Leader: Gwanda CHAKUAMBA
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 66
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 55
- Party: Alliance for Democracy (AFORD)
Leader: Chakufwa CHIHANA
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 29
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 36
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When was the last election? Number
of seats in last election?
- Elections to the National Assembly last
held: May 17, 1994
- Seats decided in the
1994 election: 177
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 9,840,474 (July 1998
estimate.)
- Number of registered voters: 3,800,000 (approx.)
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Of Interest:
- Originally planned for May 18, the
Electoral Commission rescheduled the polling date first for May 25 and then June 15 due
mainly to logistical delays with voter registration.<
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
