Malawi Congress Party

Malawi Congress Party
AbbreviationMCP
PresidentLazarus Chakwera
Secretary-GeneralRichard Chimwendo Banda
Treasurer GeneralJohn Paul
Publicity SecretaryJessie Kabwila
FounderOrton Chirwa
Aleke Banda
Founded30 September 1959
Preceded byNyasaland African Congress
HeadquartersLilongwe
Youth wingMalawi Young Pioneers (disbanded)
IdeologyUbuntu
Conservatism[1]
African nationalism[2]
Anti-colonialism
Anti-communism
Political position
Regional affiliationDemocrat Union of Africa
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
ColorsBlack, Red and Green
National Assembly
55 / 193
SADC PF
0 / 5
Pan-African Parliament
0 / 5
Election symbol
Cockerel
Party flag
Website
www.malawicongress.party

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi. It was formed as a successor party to the banned Nyasaland African Congress when the country, then known as Nyasaland, was under British rule. The MCP, under Hastings Banda, presided over Malawian independence in 1964, and from 1966 to 1993 was the only legal party in the country. It has continued to be a major force in the country since losing power.

Following a court order to have a rerun of the 2019 Presidential election, a fresh Presidential election was held on 23 June 2020 which resulted in the MCP and its Tonse Alliance partners receiving approximately 60% of the national vote ushering the party back into government.

  1. ^ Wikman, Björn (2012). "The institutionalisation of political parties in Malawi". Lunds University. p. 13. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ Manzano, Dulce (9 June 2017). Bringing Down the Educational Wall: Political Regimes, Ideology, and the Expansion of Education. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781108508681. Retrieved 22 April 2020.