PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE THEMBA NHLANGANISO MASUKU, HEAD OF THE SADC ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION (SEOM) TO THE 2025 GENERAL ELECTION IN MALAWI

This Preliminary Report covers the Mission’s observation of the pre-election, election and post-election processes to the 16 September 2025 General Election. The final report will be issued later and include our observations of the post-election processes, including the results management, announcement processes and consequential matters.