Malawians are going to the polls to elect a new president in what has been described as one of the country's most unpredictable elections.
There are seven candidates, but three are seen as having a realistic chance.
President Peter Mutharika is running for a second term, but he is being challenged by his own vice-president, Saulos Chilima, and Lazarus Chakwera.
The southern African country returned to multi-party elections in 1994 after 30 years of authoritarian rule.
The winning candidate just needs to get the largest share of the votes cast rather than more than 50%. Mr Mutharika won the last election in 2014 with 36.4%.
- Lazarus Chakwera – Malawi Congress Party – hoping to revive the fortunes of the former ruling party
- Saulos Chilima – UTM Party – current vice-president running against his boss
- Peter Mutharika – Democratic Progressive Party – current president running for a second term
- Lazarus Chakwera – Malawi Congress Party – hoping to revive the fortunes of the former ruling party
- Saulos Chilima – UTM Party – current vice-president running against his boss
- Peter Mutharika – Democratic Progressive Party – current president running for a second term/ Source BBC