16 statements on the issues dividing Malawi right now. Farm subsidies, the kwacha, corruption, regional fairness and values. See your alignment across all parties.
DPP
Your answers most closely match the Democratic Progressive Party of President Peter Mutharika. You support market reforms, farm input support, a firm line on the previous government's record and traditional values.
MCP
Your answers most closely match the Malawi Congress Party of Lazarus Chakwera. You defend the 2020 to 2025 government's record, state protection from price shocks and support for farmers.
UTM
Your answers most closely match the UTM party founded by the late Saulos Chilima. You support a tough fight against corruption, economic reform and fairer development across the regions.
UDF
Your answers most closely match the United Democratic Front. You support decentralisation and the interests of the south and east, market economics and traditional values.
Statements, asked twice
You take a position on sharp political and ideological statements using a six-point agreement scale. Key positions appear twice with opposite framing, once sympathetic and once critical. How much your answer shifts between the two framings becomes your framing bias score.
Alignment, not loyalty
The result shows how closely your answers match each position across all issues, not just the ones you feel strongly about. You might find you align with a party or ideology you didn't expect, or that you're genuinely split between two.
Politics in Malawi: the context of this test
Malawi is a presidential republic. The president and the 229-seat National Assembly are elected for five years. The last general election was held on 16 September 2025.
The party system
Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) returned to the presidency in 2025 with 57% of the vote, defeating President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). In Parliament the DPP won 78 seats, the MCP 52 and independents 73, while UTM and the UDF won only a handful.
The divides that split voters
Inflation, shortages of fuel and foreign currency, farm subsidies, corruption and regional fairness dominate the debate.
How it looks on the compass
Malawi's parties differ less on ideology than on regional bases and leadership. The DPP and UDF are strongest in the south, the MCP in the centre, and UTM has presented itself as an anti-corruption alternative.
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