On June 27, 2020, the people of Malawi elected His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera as President of the Republic of Malawi for a term of five years following the Fresh Presidential Election that took place on June 23, 2020.
His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera was sworn into office by the Chief Justice of Malawi on Monday, June 28, 2020 with Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima as his Vice–President.
His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera formally took over the Office of President of the Republic of Malawi on Monday, June 29, 2020.
The election was declared free, fair, and credible by the Malawi Electoral Commission.
His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is the President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).