EU Election Observation Mission Malawi 2025

👋 As the mission now comes to an end, the EU Election Observation Mission Malawi 2025 return visit team takes a bow and thanks all partners and stakeholders for great collaboration throughout the mission's duration. We hope to see you soon again!

🎥 VIDEO: Watch here a wrap up video of the work carried out by the EU Election Observation Mission to Malawi's 2025 general elections, which took place on 16 September: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fw2pikmZ9c

EU Election Observation Mission Malawi 2025 wrap up video The work of the EU Election Observation Mission to Malawi's 2025 general election wrapped up in a summary video

Last week, the mission published its final report and recommendations on Malawi's 2025 general elections which took place in September. The 21 recommendations, including six priority recommendations, are listed below.

👉 See the full final report here: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eom-malawi-2025/eu-election-observation-mission-malawi-2025-final-report_en?s=410500

The EU Election Observation Mission hosted a roundtable with Malawian electoral stakeholders today to discuss the mission’s final report and recommendations. Each of the 21 recommendations, including the six priority recommendations, were presented by members of the mission’s core team, and the participants commented on and discussed them at length.

The organisations present were:
⁠Federation of Disability Associations of Malawi
⁠⁠ICT Association of Malawi
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
⁠Malawi Electoral Commission
⁠Malawi Human Rights Commission
Malawi Institute of Journalism
⁠Malawi Judiciary
⁠⁠Media Council of Malawi
Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture
⁠MISA Malawi
⁠Office of the Registrar of Political Parties
⁠⁠UTM (United Transformation Movement)
Women Lawyers Association of Malawi

This was the EU Election Observation Mission’s last official engagement in Malawi. The mission now hands its report over to the Delegation of the European Union to Malawi, which will follow up on the recommendations by advocating their implementation and offering support where possible.


European Union in Malawi

The mission met His Lordship Justice Rezine Mzikamanda, Malawi Chief Justice, yesterday, to present the EU Election Observation Mission Malawi 2025 final report, including recommendations.

His Lordship was joined by the Honourable Justice Dorothy NyaKaunda Kamanga, Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Chair of the Judiciary Committee on Elections.

The mission thanked the Chief Justice’s Office for excellent collaboration throughout the mission’s duration.

The EU Election Observation Mission met the Right Honourable Justice Dr Jane Ansah, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, today in Lilongwe.

The mission presented its final report, including a set of twenty-one recommendations, to her.


European Union in Malawi

Today, on this , the EU stands firm alongside Malawi as we jointly underline that human rights belong to everyone, everywhere, every single day.

“We all want the same things: safety, dignity and freedom”, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, “human rights are essential for our common humanity”.

We commend Malawi for the progress made in the field of human rights over the last years, as evidenced by its recent 4th Universal Periodic Review, and together we will continue defending human rights globally.

The EU Election Observation Mission presented its final report and recommendations to the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority MACRA today.

Core team mission members also held a meeting with the Centre for Multiparty Democracy and representatives of political parties.