Under the 1995 constitution, the president, who is both chief of state and head of the government, is chosen through universal direct suffrage every 5 years
Pansi pa malamulo a 1995, mtsogoleri wa dziko, yemwe ndi mkulu wa boma komanso mtsogoleri wa boma, amasankhidwa kupyolera mwa ufulu wachindunji wapadziko lonse pazaka zisanu