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01/10/2026

VACANCIES AT THE MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following positions:

1. Chief Elections Officer
2. Deputy Chief Elections Officer (Operations)

Interested applicants are encouraged to carefully read the attached vacancy announcements for detailed information on the qualifications, experience, application procedures and requirements.

🔗 For full details and application information:
https://mec.org.mw/opportunities/?job_cat=vacancies

MEC is an equal opportunities employer. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

27/09/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Jeremiah Milanzi, Molly Cement, Sarah Ng'ambani

14/09/2026

14/09/2026

Unpacking Electoral Issues: How many candidates should a ballot take?

With elections being about choice, the growing number of candidates raises important questions about ballot design, voter accessibility, election administration and the overall voting experience. Does more choice always mean better choice?

Read this week’s UNpacking Electoral Issues column in the Political Index Supplement of Nation Publications Limited, as we reflect on“How Many Candidates Should a Ballot Take?”

What do you think?

14/09/2026

PARENTS, VARSITY STUDENTS: TOO YOUNG TO VOTE?

Imagine a 17-year-old Malawian who is already a parent, working, paying taxes, running a small business, caring for children and making important household decisions, yet on election day is told, “You are too young to vote.”

Meanwhile, an 18-year-old Standard 8 pupil can vote, while a 17-year-old university student cannot.

So, what makes 18 special? Why has 18 become the most common voting age in the world? And was it always 18?

Read this article, published in The Daily Times on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, to know more about the history of the voting age and who will be eligible to vote in Malawi’s 17 September 2030 General Election.

14/09/2026

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) joins family, friends, colleagues and the people of Chiradzulu in remembering and celebrating the life of Anthony Sichali, District Elections Clerk for Chiradzulu.

His dedication, service and contribution to the Commission will forever be remembered.

Gone but never forgotten.

18/08/2026

65 years after the first multiparty election

Did you know that…?
• The first multiparty elections in Malawi were held in 1961.
• The voting age was 21, but a person could not register as a voter unless they provided proof that they had paid taxes consistently for 10 years.
• Women could not register as voters unless they provided proof of marriage.
These are just some of the fascinating milestones in Malawi’s journey towards universal suffrage and democratic participation.
65 years after the first multiparty election, how has the right to vote evolved? What did suffrage look like then, and how did we get to where we are today?
Read about these and other interesting chapters in the evolution of suffrage in Malawi in an article published in the Politics and Governance Supplement of The Daily Times today, authored by our Director of Media and Public Relations.
A fascinating journey through Malawi’s electoral history—and a reminder of how far the country has come.

15/08/2026

15/08/2026

Exactly 65 years ago today, the nation went to the polls in what is regarded as the first multiparty elections in the history of the nation.

The elections were held on 15 August 1961 for the Nyasaland Legislative Council and featured competing political parties. But the electoral system was far from today's universal suffrage. There were two voter rolls. The lower roll, predominantly African, elected 20 members, while the higher roll, largely European and Asian, elected eight members.

You can read more here from Malawi Lost History Foundation on this link
https://web.facebook.com/share/p/1Kair8cQ3k/

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