Electoral system for the president

International IDEA and Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC): Lessons from Malawi’s Fresh Presidential Elections of 23 June 2020; Conference Report, Webinar, 31 August 2020, accessed 22 July 2023

“On 3 February 2020 the High Court of Malawi sitting on constitutional matters nullified the presidential election that was held on 21 May 2019. That decision was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 8 May 2020. Various reforms were ordered by the courts and legislated by Parliament, most notably a change in the electoral system, from a simple majoritarian, or first-past-the-post (FPTP), system to a two-round system where the winner must receive over 50 per cent of the votes.”