| Hauptstadt | Name: Lilongwe geographische Koordinaten: 13 58 S, 33 47 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named after the Lilongwe River that flows through the city |
| Unabhängigkeit | 6 Juli 1964 (from the UK) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 6 Juli (1964); note - also called Tag der Republik since 6 Juli 1966 |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted Januar to Mai 1994, approved 16 Mai 1994, entered into force 18 Mai 1995 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty and territory of the state, fundamental constitutional principles, human rights, voting rights, and the judiciary, requires majority approval in a referendum and majority approval by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2017 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (seit dem 31 May 2014); Vice Staatspräsident Everton CHIMULIRENJI (seit dem 28 May 2019; note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (seit dem 31 May 2014); Vice Staatspräsident Everton CHIMULIRENJI (seit dem 28 May 2019) cabinet: Cabinet named by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024) election results: Peter MUTHARIKA elected president; percent of vote - Peter MUTHARIKA (DPP) 38.6%, Lazarus CHAKWERA (MCP) 35.4%, Saulos CHILIMA (UTM) 20.2%, Atupele MULUZI (UDF) 4.7%, other 3.1% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
