25/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 25 September, the European Union congratulated Peter Mutharika on his election as President of Malawi and saluted “the Malawian people and their political forces for their strong attachment to democracy” in the run-up to the elections, on polling day on 16 September and in the days that followed. A spokesman for the European External Action Service welcomed the calm and peaceful way in which the vote was held, and paid tribute to the work of the Malawi Electoral Commission for ensuring “competitive” and “well-managed” elections. The EU has deployed an election observation mission which has already presented a preliminary report and will be making detailed recommendations to further strengthen the electoral process. See the EU’s preliminary report: https://aeur.eu/f/im8 (BD)