The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, congratulates Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika on his victory in the 16 September 2025 General Elections in the Republic of Malawi.

The Chairperson commends all the people of Malawi for their enthusiastic, peaceful, and orderly engagement in this credible democratic process across the election cycle.

The Chairperson applauds H.E. President Lazarus Chakwera and the Presidential candidate of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) for gracefully conceding defeat, even before the official announcement of the results by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

The Chairperson extends profound appreciation to H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in his capacity as the Head of the AU-COMESA Joint Election Observation Mission to Malawi, along with H.E. Ambassador Ashraf Rashed, Chair of the COMESA Committee of Elders, for their effective leadership of the Joint Mission to Malawi.

The Chairperson reaffirms the AU’s commitment to the implementation of Agenda 2063, premised on the promotion and safeguarding of constitutional democracy and inclusive governance in all AU Member States.

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