2009 Elections

Elections Calender

Election day: 19 May 2009
Inspection of voters roll: 30 Mar-3 Apr 2009
Campaign period: 17 Mar-17 May 2009
Presidential candidate nominations: 6-7 Jan 2009
National Assembly candidate nominations: 5-9 Jan 2009
Voter registration: Originally 2 Jun 2008-14th Sep 2008; extended to 9 Nov 2008.

Training for the Malawi Electoral Commission

 Election Resources

Presidential election provisional results
Presidential candidates
Active registered parties
Voter education: MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2008 "Accredited Service Providers", http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~leo/2009-elections/accredited_providers-b.html [opens new window] (accessed 19 May 2009).

2009 Election Observer Missions and Statements

National Observers

Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN): "Interim Statement", 21 May 2009, [www] http://allafrica.com/stories/200905210245.html [opens new window] (accessed 22 May 2009).

International Observers

• African Union: "Arrival Statement", [www] http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/Conferences/2009/may/pa/ARRIVAL%20STATEMENT%20OF%20AU%20Mission%20Malawi.docx [MS Word document] (accessed 22 May 2009)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): "Preliminary Statement", 21 May 2009, [www] http://about.comesa.int/attachments/159_159_090521_COMESA_Preliminary_Statement_for_2009_MALAWI_Elections.pdf [opens new window] (accessed 22 May 2009).
• Commonwealth: "Interim Statement", 21 May 2009, [www] http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/201032/210509malawicogintertim.htm [opens new window] (accessed 22 May 2009).
• EISA: Interim Statement, 21 May 2009.
• European Union: "Preliminary Statement", 21 May 2009, [www] http://www.eueommalawi.org/PDF/EU%20EOM%20Malawi%20statement.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 May 2009).
  Mission website, [www] http://www.eueommalawi.org [opens new window] (accessed 21 May 2009).
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• SADC Parliamentary Forum
• SADC Elecoral Commissioners Form

Electoral Legislations

Constitution of the Republic of Malawi 1994, [www] http://www.sdnp.org.mw/constitut/brfindx.html [opens new window] (accessed 21 May 2009).

Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act, 1993, http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~stewart/Parl_Pres_Act/ [opens new window] (accessed 21 May 2009).

MEC 2009 "Code of Conduct For International Observers"