LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-As Malawians gear up for the September 2025 presidential elections, early opinion polls are already revealing fascinating voting patterns among the electorate.
A total of 972 voters participated in a public opinion poll conducted on Sunday, 3rd August 2025.
The poll, which runs from August 2 to 16, aims to gauge public sentiment toward five key presidential contenders.
Leading the poll is former Malawi President Dr. Joyce Banda, who is representing the People’s Party (PP) in the upcoming elections.
Banda has so far secured 33% of the votes, translating to 323 supporters out of the total sample.
She is followed closely by Dr. Dalitso Kabambe, a well-known economist and presidential aspirant under the United Transformation Movement (UTM).
[poll id=”2″]Kabambe has garnered 29% of the votes, amounting to 285 participants backing his candidacy.
In third position is former President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who has earned 22% support, equivalent to 216 votes.
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), and the incumbent head of state, finds himself in fourth place.
Chakwera has received 15% of the votes, representing 145 individuals expressing continued confidence in his leadership.
Surprisingly, current Vice President Dr. Michael Usi, contesting under the Odya Zake Alibe Mulandu Party, is trailing significantly behind.
Usi has captured a mere 0% of the vote, with just 3 individuals casting their support in his favour.
The poll, although not exhaustive or final, offers early insight into the political climate and voter preferences leading up to the high-stakes general elections.
With more than a week left before the poll closes on August 16, these numbers may shift as campaign activities intensify and undecided voters make up their minds.
Nonetheless, the strong showing by Joyce Banda and Dalitso Kabambe signals a possible appetite for leadership change and a reshuffling of political influence in Malawi’s top office.
The coming days will be crucial in determining whether these early trends hold or whether the tides will turn in favour of other contenders.