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Malawi

Next elections due

Local government: Mid-2007, may be postponed to September 2008
Presidential & National Assembly: 2009

Presidential & National Assembly elections 2009

Election day: 19 May 2009
Inspection of voters roll: 30 Mar-3 Apr 2009
Presidential candidate nominations: 6-7 Jan 2009
National Assembly candidate nominations: 5-9 Jan 2009
Voter registration: 2 Jun 2008-14th Sep 2008.

Active registered parties

Presidential & National Assembly elections 2004

Presidential elections results
National Assembly elections results

EISA electoral observer mission report [PDF]
EISA observer mission press release

Malawi Election Updates 2004

COMMONWEALTH EXPERT TEAM 2004, Report on the Observation of the Inspection and Verification of the Provisional Register of Electors in Malawi 26 - 30 April 2004, [www] http://www.thecommonwealth.org/ shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7BC8C016FB-AB7F-44B5-8715-1E1BFCA7AA77%7D_FINAL %20CET%20REPORT%20-%20MALAWI%20APRIL%202004.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
SADC PF 2004 Election Observer Mission to Malawi Presidential and Parliamentary, [www] http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~solomon/mec/observer-sadc-parliamentary-forum.htm [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
EUROPEAN UNION 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 20 May 2004: European Union Election Observation Mission Final Report, [www] http://ec.europa.eu/comm/ external_relations/human_rights/eu_election_ass_observ/malawi/ eu_eom_malawi_fin_rep_04.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
JØDAL, M 2004 Malawi: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections May 2004, NORDEM Report 10/2004, [www] http://www.humanrights.uio.no/forskning/publ/nr/2004/10.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 8 August 2008).
CMI 2006 The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi, [www] [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Aug 2008).

Local government

COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM UNDATED "The local government system in Malawi", [www] http://www.clgf.org.uk/userfiles/clgf/file/countries/Malawi.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).