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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Joyce BANDA *
- Head of Government: President Joyce BANDA
- Assembly: Malawi has a unicameral National Assembly with 193 seats.
* President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA died in office on April 5, 2012. BANDA was Vice President under MUTHARIKA.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly 193 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 16,323,044 (July 2012 est.)
Future elections
- Parliamentary - May 2014
- Presidential - May 2014
Past elections
- Presidential - May 19, 2009
- Legislative - May 19, 2009
- Presidential - May 20, 2004
- Parliamentary - May 20, 2004
- Presidential - June 15, 1999
- Parliamentary - June 15, 1999
Last Updated on 04/06/2012
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