Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has revised its electoral calendar to correspond with nominations in alignment with Parliament’s dissolution.
In a brief statement on Thursday, MEC director of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa said: “This calendar reflects the latest adjustments made by the commission to align key nomination activities with the dissolution of the National Assembly and Local Councils.
“We urge all stakeholders, political parties, aspiring candidates and the public to review the calendar carefully and take note of the revised timelines.”
MECs timeline of events shows that the official campaign period will start from July 14 2025 to September 14 2025 while pre-inspection of nomination papers for the Presidential election at the commission’s head office will be from July 16 to July 23 2025.
Pre-inspection of nomination papers for Parliamentary and Local Government elections will be in the same period. Presentation of nomination papers for the Parliamentary and Local Government Elections will be from July 24 to July 30 2025.
The most anticipated presentation of nomination papers for the Presidential election also falls under the same period and it will be done at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe.
From August 1 to August 31 2025, there will be submission of names of party candidates to MEC for polling while on August 8 2025, names of nomination candidates will be published in the Gazette.
Then on August 11 and 12 2025, there will be vetting of ballot paper templates at council offices for the Parliamentary and Local Government election and MEC head office for the Presidential election.
Malawians will then vote on September 16 2025 and from this particular date to September 24 2025, there will be vote counting and declaration of the Presidential election results.
Counting and declaration of the Parliamentary election results will take place from the voting day up to September 30 2025 while counting and declaration of the Local Government election results will be from the day of voting to October 7 2025.
In her speech during a meeting of a joint security task force at Nkpola in Mangochi on Monday, MEC chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja, said the commission is keen on ensuring a free, fair and credible election.
“The 2025 General Election must be peaceful, orderly, inclusive and secure. We want every Malawian to be able to go to the polling station, vote freely and return home safely. This is our shared vision and the commission is commited to fulfillment of this,” she said.
“The commission wants to ensure that this election becomes a model—not only in terms of voter turnout and transparency, but also in how security arrangements are managed and coordinated. We want other countries to visit Malawi and learn from us—not just how we vote, but how we secure, protect and uphold the democratic process.”
