Chakwera, Joyce Banda reaffirms MCP/PP alliance: ‘Better deal’
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has said they have agreed to endorse Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera in the May 21 Tripartite Elections because MCP gives them a better deal than UTM party.
Banda in February endorsed UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima but the outfit unceremoniously pulled out from a three-day electoral partnership which saw the former presenting nomination papers to run in the presidential race until she withdrew last week to back MCP.
Addressing a news join news conference with MCP’s Chakwera at Golden Peackock Hotel in Lilongwe on the recently announced partnership between the two parties, JB, as Banda is widely known by her initials, had been negotiating a possible partnership with Chakwera since 2015, a year after she was voted out in the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections.
She said she has been meeting MCP leadership for a long time to have electoral combination since their manifesto have a lot of similarities.
“I have been having meetings with Chakwera and [Sidik] Mia since 2015…. I endorse Chakwera because our manifestos are the same,” said Banda.
Asked by reporters on what picture is being painted after PP had endorsed UTM earlier and then now MCP, Banda said she had always favoured MCP alliance but took the matter to party national executive committee (NEC) to decide.
She said the party has agreed first to support UTM and she informed Chakwera who told her: “God time is best. I don’t know when and why but I am convinced we will work together.”
Banda said before they had drawn up a memorandum of understanding with UTM, the PP were discouraged with a lot of mist in the partnership which made them cut ties.
“PP never signed a MoU with UTM, so we finally opted for MCP,” she said.
Banda stressed that MCP gives them “a better deal” than UTM.
“This is a ngwirizano [an alliance] in real sense,” she said.
Banda maintained that at 68 years old she has done her part for her country for 35 years including running for the development agenda, a Cabinet minister, vice president and president of the country, saying it’s time to pass the torch to new leaders who will take Malawi forward with development for the many and not just for a few.
She said the decision is aimed at uplifting Malawi from the economic doldrums and quagmire rather looking at what is in this deal for Malawians.
“Thus we make our interests subservient to the interests of all the 18 million Malawians, 16 million of whom live in abject poverty in a country where every citizen should enjoy the benefits of our hard won freedom and not just the privilege few,” she said.
Banda touted Chakwera as a good leader Malawi needs to move forward.
“I have always believed this is a good leader that I can work with,” said Banda.
Pressed by a journalists if the change of heart from endorsing Chilima to backing Chakwera would mean betrayal, Banda said: “When it comes to Malawians am going to take any risks – even if it backfires – as long as am convinced in my heart this is the benefit of ordinary Malawians I am going to take that risk.”
In his remarks, Chakwera commended Banda for the decision to back MCP, which also had Freedom Party of former vice president Khumbo Kachali in the electoral combination.
Chakwera said the decision is indeed for the good for the country.
He said there is power in unity and that the alliance will be a sure win for the opposition block.
In the arrangement, the parties are expected to drum up support for presidential candidate Chakwera during their political rallies but will contest separately from MCP in the parliamentary race.
Ernest Thindwa, a political scientist at the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College welcomed the MCP-PP alliance saying it would boost the popularity of Chakwera to defeat the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during the polls.
“These elections are likely to be very close, the margin of victory will be very slim and any extra vote to any party is significant. If MCP and PP were to support one candidate, then MCP will have struck a good deal because they have the potential to win the election and if they can acquire extra vote, that will be significant,” said Thindwa.
In a survey to gauge perceptions ahead of the elections conducted by Zomba-based Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) between August and September 2018, respondents gave DPP 33 percent chance of winning, MCP was given 31 percent and UTM, which was barely two months old at the time received 17 percent while PP got a six percent rating. But with the partnership, a combined MCP and PP brings, on paper, about 37 percent.
About 6.59 million voters are expected to vote this year, with over half of the eligible voters being youths and women.
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I remember there was a lot of story that Joice Banda is in exile running away from prosecution. Now is in her country nothing happens. Which means it proves that Joice Banda is innocent it’s just a politics to make her dirty. Now she endorsed opposition, the same people making noise before are crying foul
former president Banda and former VP kachali seem to not realise how far they have fallen?
Mwauponda
Masteni akufuna chiyani kwenikweni? Dzana dzanali amayamikila chilima lero chakwera mawa tiyeni tidikire chifukwa malipoti osatsimikizika akuti azapanganso endosi munthu wina pa 18 May 2019. Nde osawombela mmanja msanga.
Anena kuti she take risks when it comes to interests that concerns Malawians. She refused to cover up Cashgate even though experts warned it will cost her presidency. You see the integrity in amama?
Hahahahaha my friend Cashgate was not discovered by Joyce Banda, anaulula zoti Mphwiyo waomberedwa chifukwa cha Cashgate sianali Joyce Banda, ndalama zimapezeka mu mabuti amagalimoto aanthu samakazipezako ndi Joyce Banda sawoneke freedom fighter lero chifukwa Cashgate inamuluzitsa zisankho
Has a deal with a thief ever been any better? Guys, what is this that we are hearing, I can’t believe my ears.
The flood gates of CASHGATE are now wide open, Mr Chakwera mwapusisidwa ndi Jezebel
You did’nt sign a MOA with UTM but you went running to BBC for an Interview????? somebody is lying!!!
May be Chilima initiated it. Pajatu pomp akulu aja
but she is the one who gave the BBC interview right!
You are assuming that everybody in PP will vote for MCP, this statistical analysis is soooo fraud
Mr Chakwera you have just sold your soul to Jezebel, shame on you!
Maiweeeee pepani pepani!!! You can longer be trusted! The Malawi we want is in the hands of UTM!!!!
Tambala amusekera ndi loko, walephera kukadya chimanga and chibagera chakwiya nazo chikufunafuna yemwe walokera tambara chimumenye hehehehe
Combination of Nyunsensi
bye bye DIPHIPHI. K577BN THIEVES WILL BE KNOPWN FROM MAY 21 2019.
Mwagwa nayo a dpp. WHY are you worried if MCP and PP are a liability?
JOYCE BANDA ANAGULISA NDEGE YA DZIKO SITIMAFUNA KUMVA ZA IYE
Zoona ndipo ndege yathu ili kuti? Tikuyifuna
Malosa
Mumakwera ndege popita ku ntchito? Think of poor Malawians who are suffering with this mafia government
DPP has been in government for the past 5 years. Ask them what they found out about the plane sell because they promised they would find out what really happened once in power. And by the way SKC was in government ask him what he found out about cashgate since he was champion of civil service reforms, surely he must have tried to ask so that he can incorporate the mistakes in reforms. If he didnt then he didn’t do much.
Journalists are so stupid. Why not make reference to the rumour that went around that PP cut off ties with UTM because Abiti wanted her son, Roy Kachale to be the running mate? It is also rumoured that in their alliance, the boy has been earmarked for the Ministerial position in Finance. This woman is so schrewed such that she cannot just give in without her demands being met. There will soon be cracks because some MCP members are against this marriage of convenience because of PP’s poor financial record (cashgate) which is likely to bruise MCP which now claims to be a clean party. You can see Mia’s body language that he is not for the alliance.
Mama’s boy kikikikikikikiki
This is an alliance of Coconuts
The deal is that MCP will not prosecute her for corruption related cases.
If there was really a case, why hasnt DPP prosecuted it in the past 5 years. Because she has no deal with DPP and yet they havent done anything.
Who told you she has no deal with DPP?
This is gud for our country mu umodzi muli mphamvu
Umodzi with a thief? What type of “umodzi” is that?
Imagine what type of umodzi is this nunsensi?
kukamba za u thief ndiye michonya yache ndi DPP, alibe anzao even chimanga amagulitsa nkupezeka opanda mulandu nkulipilidwanso kuti anaipitsilidwa mbiri…daily tikumva zakubedwa kwa ndalama zankhaninkhani, even kusowa kwa mankhwala kuchipatala, my wife had to ask me for money to buy medicine, yet I’m hugely taxed kuyambira PAYE, VAT etc, kukamba za abale athu achi albino ndiye tisachite nkunena komwe… so pa 21 May, takonzeka kuonetsa kuipidwa kwathu…nyansi chisawawa chimenechi tikuchisintha kuchitulutsa m’boma lathu lokondedwa basi !!!
That DPP is corrupt does not change the fact that she is a thief. That doesn’t make her clean. You are only highlighting that in addition to her there are also other thieves. There are therefore two thieves. But does not make her not to be a thief.
Ask SKC and UTM why they didnt want a coalition with MCP but PP? If they had agreed on running mate, UTM and PP would be in a coalition now. So zisamakomere galu kugunda mbuzi. Nowhere did UTM and SKC say coalition has failed because of cashgate. Talk about thieves, have you deeply looked into UTM. Masangwi the so called Patron of UTM mbava yothelatu and many others like Ngalande. Malawi is not free of these thieves. Where do you think the money for buying all these buses and cars for UTM is coming from? Hard work? A Malawi tulo.
kenako timva kuti a mai apenganazo ndale. kodi amai mukuwonji ? munatilowetsa kwa kassim Chilumpha, mwatibweza mwati koma kwa Chilima, ai mwati ndiima ndekha ndikanali tsikana ine. pano mwati tiyeni ku MCP Kwa chakwera, inutu munenainu ,tiuzeni zowona munaba kapena nde mukuwopa kuti Boma lowinalo lidzakumangani koma choti mudziwe MA SUPPORTER A PP MUNAWASIYA KU UTM Kwinako mukupitako nokha ngati JOICE U HULE UMENEWU BWANJI?Muthatu amuna inu.nde JANA tili limodzi kwa Chilima
JB o Chakwera kodi mgwirizano wabwino ndiye uti? mgwirizano wabwino woti wana wanu azakhale mu mipando ya boma ngati ma ministers ma ambassadors ndiye mgwirizano? uku ndikufuna kubera a Malawi. Takana zimenezi olo mutasakanikilana ka forty, vote ya a Malawi simuyiwona. Anthu tatopa ndi nkhalamba zokuba basi. Ino ndi nthawi ya a Nyamata. Saulosi ndi Manganya woyeeeeeee
anyamata anuwo ndiye akapsala a smart wo…oomba mwa technology makono ano, away nzimenezo…tikakumane kovotera komweko
This statistical conclusion is total wishful thinking
I agree it is totally fraud
Kudos MCP and PP!
What you’ve done now puts you on a better advantage now! Why do I say this? As others have said the MEC report shows that about 6,856,295 voters have registered for the TPE. Segregating the data according to regions and districts and of course seteris Paribas (all things constant) the general stand is as follows
• Southern region has registered about 2,037,154 voters
• Central region has registered about 2,915,482 voters
• Eastern region has registered about 976,430 voters
• Northern region has registered about 931,229
Just as somebody reported before the anticipated outcome from the stronghold districts for the parties based on the number of all the registered voters (seteris paribas) is anticipated to be as follows:
1. DPP
Mulanje=281,167
Phalombe=167,613
Thyolo=279,128
Mwanza=48,325
Total= 776,233
2. UTM
Balaka=155,754
Neno=55,998
Ntcheu=228,579
Total=440,331
3. MCP
Kasungu=325,301
Salima=170,427
Dedza=302,623
Mchinji=241,490
Ntchisi=129,980
Dowa=325,062
Total= 1,494,913
4. UDF
Mangochi=402,163
Machinga=250,973
Total= 652,837
5. PP
Zomba= 319,294
Chiradzulu=145,674
Total=464,968
6. Shared districts, the ones which are likely to produce unpredictable results and they are not strongholds for specific parties*
a. Northern region=931,229
b. Lilongwe=1,013,414
c. Blantyre=498,999
d. Nsanje=145,528
e. Chikwawa=258,968
f. Nkhotakota=178,606
Total=3,026,744
7. Percentage and figures each party is likely to get among the shared districts*
a. 26% MCP* + 12% PP* = 786,953 votes+ 363,209 votes = 1,150,162 votes
b. 21% DPP* + 7%UDF* (Assuming they will form an alliance) = 635,616 votes + 211,872 = 847,488
c. 34% UTM* =1,029,093 votes
8. Possible expected results*
Based on the political party alliance that have just happened the analysis below gives the likely results
1. MCP*+PP*=(1,494,913 from KU, SA, DZ, MC, NS DA +786,953 from shared districts + 664,968 from PP’s ZA and CZ +363,209 for PP from shared districts = *3,110,043* votes
2. DPP* =(776,233 from MJ, TO and MN +635,616 DPP’s share from shared districts) + (652,837 UDF’s MH and MCH + 211,872 UDF’s share from shared districts) = *2,276,558* votes
3. UTM*=440,331 from BLK, NN and NU +1,029,093 UTM’s share from shared districts= *1,469,424* votes
PALI NKHANITU APAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Wina akomoka chaka chino
9. From the analysis above MCP is likely to win because it’s stronghold districts have registered quite a good number of voters. Southern and northern regions are likely to be shared by most of the parties with DPP dominating in the south seconded by UTM. However, UTM and MCP are likely to get a good share of the votes in the south than the central. This is because MCP has a not only quite advantage in the lower shire where it is likely to grab a considerable number of votes but also in the Eastern Region where PP is a dominant force. DPP is likely to get more votes in the south especially in its stronghold districts.
10. The analysis was based on the five main parties but the figures are likely to decrease due to the presence of other parties and independent candidates which will also grab a considerable number of votes in all regions. Since most of the parties that are dominating are from the south, MCP has a higher chance of winning as it’s stronghold region is not dominated by the other parties
Hahahahahah. This is wishful thinking. Daylight dreaming.
Sukudziwa ndale m’bale kulibwino klukhala chete. Nthawi zina anthu akhoza kukuona wanzero posalankhula than giving a commentary because you want to be known. If you follow the analysis being presented here you should definitely agree kuti munthu uyu akupanga analysis yabwino. Inuyo zikukuwawani chifukwa zachitikazi sizomwe mumayembekeza.
Nyusensi basi! Kkkkkkkkk
Hahahahahaha Zomba and Chiradzulo belong to DPP. Salima. KU. Mchinji. KK. DPP will get considerable votes. CP. NB. DPP will get considerable votes too. LL kunazaza alhomwe ndi midyomba mtauni DPP will hit MCP harder. BTz belongs to DPP too.. even lower shire will be 50/50 people remember Bingu dream and developments.. that is why MIA with UDF lost to DPP in 2014. Panganinso ma sum kawiri.
Zachitika apazi nde zombwambwana… Ine monga MCP diehard ndakwiya nazo. Omayi awa onatibera makwacha nthawi yomwe onali mboma lero ochakwera zoona kuwalora kulowa MCP. Zondipangitsa zoti ndiyambe kuganiza za chipani cha Zibagera chija. Zoona tambala moti akadye ongamusekera ndi loko pakhomo. Ayi ndithu
I doubt you are the die hard of MCP. winning is the game of numbers my friend
JB is not involved in Cashgate. She would have been in prison by now. After election is when people will know who steal our money. Wait n see. Comes 21 May Chakwera will carry a day. All thieves will be exposed.
The only thing i noted from this press conference is that MCP is already regretting associating itself with PP. The whole conference was about Joyce Banda answering corruption charges and innuendos on cashgate, the Nigeria oil deal, and the stolen airplane. From now on Chakwera will also have to be explaining these issues to the press and voters. Wafuna Mvula, wafuna matope. Adzoleni matope abale anga a MCP. Murder and dictatorship history mixed with corruption? Not a good mix.
Mr Chalwera, here you have revealed the truth about yourself that you have no any (moral) standards and that YOU are just a lier, hypocrite and power hungry. How now will you talk of corruption with the Chief or Queen of corruption by your desk side? I think you’re useless and your works are worthlessless.
@ Heavyduty, dzinalo wati ndani? Mr Chalwera? Who is this Mr Chalwera? Ameneyi amutchula munkhani yomwe ili pamwambayi kapena ndi wa DPP?
zabwino zonse mayi ndiye kukhala kumeneko