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The Malawi Parliament Building is a state building located in the city centre of Lilongwe and serves as the seat of the National Assembly of Malawi, the country's supreme legislative body. The building is also open to the public for guided tours and educational programs.
The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a unicameral legislature in practice. [3] The National Assembly has 193 members of Parliament (MPs) who are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or first-past-the-post) system and serve five-year terms. [4]
Constituencies of Malawi are used to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Malawi Parliament. [1] There are over 193 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Lilongwe City Central Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Lilongwe District of Malawi's Central Region. [1] [2] It is one of 22 constituencies in Lilongwe District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 4 wards, all electing councilors for the ...
Part of a series on Politics of Malawi Constitution Human rights Government President (list) Lazarus Chakwera Vice-President Vacant Cabinet Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Catherine Gotani Hara Elections General 1964 1971 1976 1978 1983 1987 1992 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2025 Presidential 2020 Referendums 1993 Political parties Administrative divisions Regions Districts Foreign ...
Malawi elects on the national level a head of state and government (Malawi Constitution, 1994 p 27) – the President – and a national assembly.The President and members of the National Assembly, elected simultaneously at a General Election, together form the Malawian Parliament owing to the President's role as both head of government and head of state.
Television Malawi (TVM), founded in 1999, is a public broadcaster run by the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in Blantyre, Malawi. The station transmits its signal throughout the country via satellite.
Mzuzu City Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Mzuzu City in Mzimba District of Malawi's Northern Region. [1] [2] It is one of 12 constituencies in Mzimba District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 17 wards, all electing councilors for Mzuzu ...