Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Malawi President Calls Parliament to Amend Voting Law
Malawi's President has called back the recently dissolved Parliament for a special meeting.
The goal is to change the voting rules.
The change will allow all citizens to vote, even those working on election day.
This is important because the country is having a general election in September.
Over twenty people want to be president, including the current president and two former presidents.
The special meeting is scheduled for early August.
Malawi's President ordered Parliament to reconvene to amend the voting law.
The amendment aims to allow all eligible citizens, including those on election duty, to vote.
Parliament was dissolved on Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming general election.
The emergency session is scheduled for August 5, 2025.
Malawi's general election is set for September 16, 2025.
- Who
- President Lazarus Chakwera ordered Parliament to reconvene.
- What
- Parliament will reconvene to amend the voting law.
- When
- Parliament will reconvene on August 5, 2025, with the general election set for September 16, 2025.
- Where
- Malawi
- Why
- To amend the election act to allow all eligible citizens to vote, including those on duty.
- President
- Lazarus Chakwera
- Parliament Dissolved
- Wednesday
- Reconvene Date
- August 5, 2025
- Election Date
- September 16, 2025
- Election Focus
- Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government