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malawi*

H.E. Justice Dr Chifunda Kachale
Chairperson, MEC

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM
1. Country Name
Malawi LEGISLATURE

2. Official Name 1. Structure of National Legislature:
Republic of Malawi Unicameral

3. Government 2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
Presidential Republic The National Assembly

4. Head of State Designation 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA nominated
In the National Assembly 193 members are elect-
5. Head of government Designation ed by plurality vote in single-member constituen-
President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA cies to serve 5-year terms.

6. Capital 4. Popular House
Lilongwe National Assembly

7. Currency 5. Type of Electoral System
Kwacha (MWK) First-past-the-post voting

8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) PArt iii
Chewa 34.3%, Lomwe 18.8%, Yao 13.2%, Ngoni
10.4%, Tumbuka 9.2%, Sena 3.8%, Mang’anja 3.2%, ELECtorAL sYstEM
Tonga 1.8%, Nyanja 1.8%, Nkhonde 1%, other 2.2%,
foreign 0.3% (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy

9. Date of Independence 1. Name of the EMB(S)
6 July 1964 Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution 2. Website Address
16 May 1994 www.mec.org.mw

11. Language (s) 3. Nature of EMB
English (official), Chichewa (official) Independent

12. Literacy Levels 4. No. of Members in EMB
Male: 69.75% Female: 55.2% Total: 62.14%(2015) 7

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