Malawi opposition talks to form ‘grand alliance’ gain pace
Leaders of Malawi’s divided opposition have swallowed their price and conceded they cannot make any claim on winning the presidential elections unless they act together to choose a joint candidate in the watershed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.
There are nine parties involved in the talks which will be concluded this weekend as they want to trim down the number of presidential candidates from the current 20 aspiring for the presidential vote, which will be combined with a parliamentary election and elections to the council assemblies.
Those taking part are recent-past governing People’s Party (PP), newly registered UTM Party, Alliance for Democracy (Aford) and six others under the banner of Tikonze People’s Movement.
Sources privy to the discussions disclosed that immediate past president and PP leader Joyce Banda is hosting the meetings at her residence in Lilongwe.
Besides Banda, other high-level attendees have included UTM president and the country’s incumbent Vice-President Saulos Chilima and his party secretary general (GS) Patricia Kaliati, PP GS Ibrahim Matola, Aford president Enoch Chihana, People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga and Tikonze torchbearer and the country’s former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha.
The opposition will have to seal their coalition deal by weekend as presidential aspirants will be required to present their nomination papers replete with running mates to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) next week.
During his news conference in Lilongwe on Wednesday. pledged to comeback with election-related announcements “within few days”.
Chilima indicated that his party was in talks with other opposition parties to enhance chances of winning the elections.
He said: “It is important to join forces and form a formidable force in order to ensure that victory is on our side. You can be assured that we have engaged other parties on this matter. But we will confirm whether we have partners in a matter of days.”
A Chilumpha, a Katsonga, you still harbour ambitions of becoming president. Who, in the proposed alliance, will be the torch bearer? JB,? Chilumpha? Waste of time.
You can’t have an opposition alliance without MCP.
The mere serious thought of a political coalition, in this country, runs against the spirit of democracy, we feverishly fought for. Choice, a most fundamental democratic right of by voters being diminished; this would take us back in time, close to where we were before Kamuzu and MCP were thrown out. We need to chose from a wide array of Presidential candidates, abale.
It should be noted that the “leaders” pushing for the coalition are ones who don’t have a chance of winning the Presidency: Real leaders will not join this coalition of failures, and pretend leaders.
The Party to watch here is really MCP.
Does any one think Chakwera (and MCP, as a Party) would accept anything less than the Mpando wo Nona? And does any one, even for a second, think that Mia (and his wife) would accept anything less than a VP position, after all the money he has poured into MCP?
Does any one think Chilima, in spite his recent talk about being in talks with other Parties, would accept anything less than the Mpando wo Nona? If he would, why then would he quit the VP position in the Party in power, and when he would be “assured’ of the same position, as APM seems poised to win again? Plain perplexing where this guy gets his advice from, where his confidence is from. Is the material between his ears of substantial or just fluffy? And he clearly overrates himself almost to the point of being delusional, so it seems.
Muluzi will NOT be joining the said coalition of losers, as he and his Party are better of in an informal coalition with DPP, as in the current arrangement.
Joisi Banda has no political traction anyway; and she’s a loser. That is why she’s leading this imaginary coalition, in her dreams.
Pangani Alliance MCP zisayikhuze.After all you have a Common Factor- Chilumpha,Chilima ,Banda Nonse Tate wanu ndi DPP which Used and Dumped You .MCP has all along planned to Take part in the Elections it does not have Accidental Presidential Candidates.Mukatuluza basi muzizati Tigwira Ntchito ndi Chipani Cholamula .MCP ikaluza imatogwira Ntchito ya Amalawi ndipo sitekeseka.Eni Olo kundithira Doom mkamwa sindingatengeke ndi Anthu omwe anatibera ma Vote mu 2014.
There is no way these parties will agree on anything. Greed basi.
SKC President and JB, VP Kikiki. JB from president to Vice President. What does she really want? Another cashgate.
GRAND ALLIANCE??? SOME OF THE GUYS HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDAS UNDER THEIR SLEEVES.
“YOU DO NOT WAIT FOR THE AIRPLANE AT THE SEA PORT.”
Bring in Atupele as well so that Alomwe awonekere poyera with their NEPOTISM.
Kodi inu a UTM m’mesa mumachita matama mumati you have sufficient (muscles) numbers to “go-it-alone”. Mwayiona game kuti its getting hotter eti. Inu mumayesa m’dala yu ndi wa masewera. Akulu akulu ndi mdambo mwamva. Achita stabilize exchange rate. Akunyenyanyenyani tu, mudzamwa nazo tameki izi, apo ayi mudzadziombera. Gwirizanani akumenyereni limodzi. M’dala woyeeee!!!
kkkkkkkk asiyeni aphatikizane, tiwatibulanso. After msonkhano wa DPP ku blantyre okhanso aona kuti akuchepera kaba. Nchifukwa chake anapangitsa msonkhano wa atolankhani kuti anyansitse dzina la President, koma sidzinatenge olo ora twenty anthu ndi olemba nkhani aziiwala kale. Lero anthu akukamba za nkhani za mseu wa ku nsanje marka, umene anthu akhala akuudikilira.
MCP kudya mfulumira. If Chakwera already announced his running mate I don’t see him change his position, to join the coalition, otherwise Sidik will be sad and let him down.
KKKKKKK zili pa Malawi, some of these presidential candidates have no registration fees, as crooks they want to climb on someone,s back.
Ndiye kuti DPP ndipatali eti. Inachotsa mbava za PP pampando yokha pano anthu akupanga alliance. DPP boma aaaa. Koma zipani zakozo shaaaaaaaaa
Why was this baby Nchilima making noise as if he was going to win by standing alone.
Wanna Moto wamakala a tsanya pumbwa uyu. Ada Peter ndiskawaea. Beleka mwana uthawe. Tinene zoona akatinyenyera tonse ku alliance. Who will be the president when all of them wants to rule.? Mwagwa nayo nkhonya yachikwapu mabakha inu…afinye,makerekiti inu. Ndevu ngati mbewa zogwera mmadzi.
I am tired with Fake political alliance. My vote goes to President RAS Chikomeni. A visionary and libral democratic leader who can turn around things in Malawi
the issue is about who is to represent the movement as a president cos every body there seems to have the passion of the highest sit.
Make sure the discussions should bear fruits. You should come out with a a candidate who will be accepted by all parties to represent the coalition. That will be formidable. You should agree to the terms and conditions of the coalition.
Mcp already tried that strategy it failed when a vote was stolen from Chakuamba of Mgwirizano Coalition. Let’s others try it
kumenekondiye kukula mudzuru kambilanani zazelu tichotse chonayi azipita ku u.s.a asitionongere dzikoli zipani zose tingilane manja ife aboma tifinyidwa mokwana tatopa tikundalira inu koma sindingalakhule mokweza tiyeni tionetse kusakondwa kwathu pothana ndi mbava zi. ife DPP . sikufunaso tione zina yatikwana ndikanakhalandi ufiti ndikangowaloza azipita 1-1=1– ose kutha ndiye poti ufiti wathu panopa ndiwachala tithana APM tiyetsesa kuti kapume watikwana koma khondoyi osongolera akhale ndi chilima ndiwa chinyamata opanda matha ndidzeru alimbetso zitsotso totse takonda malawi azakhalka watsopano
I wish UDF was ripped in as well. MCP cannot join this. Amadziona ngati adzatenga boma ndi Central Region yokha. They need to be stripped even of the leadership of opposition in Parliament.
GO TO MCP PLEASE NOKHA SIZINGATHEKE KAMBILALANI NTHAWI ISANATHE PLEASE PANGANI UBALE NDIZOTHEKA KWAMBIRI
Even in Project Management, we always talk about working as a team if u want to achieve the intended goal.
So big up to all the parties involved and we just wish you all the best outcome on may 21st.
In working as a team has a number of benefits such as
(1) Sharing ideas,
(2) Motivating each other
(3) Raising enough Capital ,
(4) Minimizing risk of failling
(5) improving Communication.
(6) improving public relation
And etc,
I don’t want to teach these Cadets, I rest my case.
This is what we were expecting from these tiny political parties. Work together as a team. Congratulations ladies and gentlemen for coming up with this brilliant idea. I think you have my vote plus all my village kinsmen
I am with you. You’ve talked sense. I also wish them the best. The only needful thing is to boot out this govt and let others come in.
Just because Peter has chosen Atupele as running mate….You had all the time to discuss and form an alliance but stubbornness..
Yes let Atupele be the running mate. DPP will be disolved and will see the rebirth of UDF. There will be drama ahead of this arrangement.
Joyce Banda had the same BAD misconception that she will finish DPP by taking many who were DPP seniors but what happened next? She lost the elections. Even if UDF, will take over from DPP, It will be temporal if he will not take care to always work with DPP. Any DPP presidential candidate from 2024 will win again take my words since DPP is in the rural villages. Nevertheless, you are not GOD for your insinuations to come true.
Thats the way to go, together we can achieve something. MCP think twice and join your colleague
That’s brilliant idea go ahead don’t b selfish
Too late for tears. Bvuto atsogoloriwo kukula mtima wosafuna kuzichepesa koma kufuna ubwana. Pepani madzi achita katondo basi. 3 days to nomination parer presentation. kkkkkkkkkk
Chakwera, Chilima, Joyce okula mtima okhaokha. Zipani zomwe zikulumbwalumbwazi muona mmene zikanganire. Chilima akachisuta samamva za anzake.
zachulukitsa zipanizi alliance singatheke apa azaphana atawina ndithu amenewa .komaso asavutike Boma ndila Chakwera last tyme anamubera pano sizitheka poti mbendera kulibeko ndinzake chilima.Opanda kubera sakanawina akanganyawa.
Nanunso mudakalilirabe ma vote a 2014? Last time yachani apapa, wekha suukuona mmene mavoti achakwera atsikila? munthu akungolimbikila misonkhano ku lilongwe kokha kapena kuti pakati. Strategy ya mtundu wanji imeneyo? munthu ukudziwa kuti uli ndi anthu kale kedera koma kuti kakaka komweko mmalo mooti akakudziwe madera ena. aaaaa komanso achakwera inu?
I don’t think is a good idea when you say u will see Cox the time Bakili was pointed the late Bingu there was no idea that he can dump the party but it was an agreement of those two guys therefore I’m asking mr president to go back and see how did he passes some budget in the parliament just bcz of this small boy Atupele now respect him the way he respected you bwana to pass the bills take him is yr son the most important is love not jealous