Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 3 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
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EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 5.49 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: =89 |
Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 6 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy
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Political System
System of Government | Presidential |
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Presidential Electoral System | First past the post |
Last Presidential Election | 2014 |
Next Presidential Election | 2019 |
Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
System of appointment to legislature |
First past the post |
Last Legislative Election |
2014 |
Next Legislative Election |
2019 |
Number of Seats in Legislature | 194 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
Last presidential election (2014) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
Peter Mutharika | 36.4 | |
Lazarus Chakwera | 27.8 | |
Joyce Banda | 20.2 | |
Atupele Muluzi | 13.7 | |
Kamuzu Chibambo | 0.4 | |
Mark Katsonga | 0.3 | |
John Chisi | 0.2 | |
George Nnesa | 0.2 | |
James Nyondo | 0.2 | |
Hellen Singh | 0.2 | |
Friday Jumbe | 0.2 | |
Davis Katsonga | 0.1 |
Last legislative election (2014) | ||
Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
Democratic Progressive Party | 21.98 | 51 |
People’s Party | 18.15 | 26 |
Malawi Congress Party | 17.37 | 48 |
United Democratic Front | 9.63 | 14 |
Progressive Party Movement | 0.66 | 0 |
Alliance for Democracy | 0.62 | 1 |
United Independent Party | 0.47 | 0 |
National Salvation Front | 0.38 | 0 |
Nthanda Congress Party | 0.32 | 0 |
New Rainbow Coalition | 0.27 | 0 |
Chipani cha Pfuko | 0.2 | 1 |
New Labour Party | 0.09 | 0 |
Umodzi Party | 0.06 | 0 |
Malawi Forum for Unity and Development | 0.05 | 0 |
People’s Transformation Party | 0.05 | 0 |
Maravi People’s Party | 0.01 | 0 |
People’s Democratic Movement | 0.01 | 0 |
Independents | 29.68 | 52 |
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