Former President Peter Mutharika is set to return to Malawi’s top office after winning 56% of the vote in the September 2025 presidential election.
The Malawi Electoral Commission officially declared Mutharika president-elect, alongside vice president-elect Justice Dr Jane Mayemu Ansah.
Mutharika, who previously led the country from 2014 to 2020, replaces incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, who garnered just 33% and conceded defeat in a televised address hours before the final announcement.
The country is battling inflation over 27%, severe fuel and food shortages, and a depreciating currency, crises exacerbated by the 2023 cyclone and last year’s crippling drought.