Malawians vote to elect president, parliamentarians, councilors

Source: Xinhua| 2025-09-16 21:03:15|Editor: huaxia

A voter receives a ballot paper at the civic center polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

LILONGWE, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country.

Seventeen presidential candidates are contesting, including incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera and former presidents Peter Mutharika and Joyce Banda. Other presidential hopefuls include United Transformation Movement's candidate Dalitso Kabambe, former President Bakili Muluzi's son Atupele Muluzi, and incumbent Vice President Michael Usi.

Over 7.2 million registered voters are expected to vote in the general elections, with Chakwera, the ruling Malawi Congress Party's president, and Mutharika, the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party's president, as key contenders in the race.

Voting is expected to end at 4 p.m., and counting of votes will commence thereafter, with results expected to be released within eight days.

On Monday evening, hours before the general elections, Chakwera dissolved his cabinet, delegating all the ministries' responsibilities to the president's office. ■

Political party monitors and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officers count ballots at a polling station in Blantyre, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country.

Former Malawian President Peter Mutharika casts his vote at a polling station in Goliati, Thyolo District, southern Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country.

Former Malawian President Peter Mutharika is seen at a polling station in Goliati, Thyolo District, southern Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country.

Former Malawian President Joyce Banda casts her vote at a polling station in Goliati, Thyolo District, southern Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country.

A voter has his identity checked at the civic center polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

A voter casts his ballot at the civic center polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

Voters fill out ballots at a polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Photo by Roy Nkosi/Xinhua)

Voters queue to have their identities checked at the Chimutu polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

A voter has her identity checked at the civic center polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Photo by Roy Nkosi/Xinhua)

An elderly women gets her fingerprints scanned before casting her vote at a polling station in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 16, 2025. Malawians are going to polling stations to elect the president, parliamentary representatives, and local government leaders.

The much-awaited voting exercise started at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with long queues at polling centers across the country. (Photo by Roy Nkosi/Xinhua)

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Malawians vote to elect president, parliamentarians, councilors