Malawi Congress Party

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Malawi Congress Party
Abbreviation	MCP
President	Lazarus Chakwera
Secretary-General	Eisenhower Mkaka
Treasurer General	Albert Mbawala
Publicity Secretary	Ezekiel Peter Ching'oma
Founder	Orton Chirwa Aleke Banda
Founded	1959
Preceded by	Nyasaland African Congress
Headquarters	Lilongwe
Youth wing	Malawi Young Pioneers (disbanded)
Ideology	Ubuntu philosophy Conservatism[1] African nationalism[2] Anti-colonialism Anti-communism
Political position	Centre-right Factions: Right-wing
Regional affiliation	Democrat Union of Africa
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Colors	Black, 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
Politics of Malawi Political parties Elections

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.