Game on! Malawi elections official results trickling: Mutharika, Chakwera in tight race

Results of the June 23 fresh presidential polls have started trickling in at the Main Tally Centre at College of Medicine Sports Complex in Blantyre, showing the two leading candidates in Malawi’s  court-sanctioned fresh presidential election are in a tight race.

Mutharika (L) and Chakwera: Two horse race

Reports indicate that, so far, batch of results from Chiradzulu, Likoma Island and Mwanza have arrived.

Victory in the rerun will be determined by whoever garners more than 50 percent of the votes – a new threshold set by the constitution court and upheld by the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal.

Some 6.8 million people were asked to vote between President Peter Mutharika, main opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera and an underdog candidate, Peter Dominico Kuwani.

MEC chairperson Dr Chifundo Kachale  told a news conference on Wednesday morning that they were yet to get any official results from Tuesday’s polls.

“We appeal to Malawians to maintain peace and calm as the vote-counting continues,” Kachale told a news conference in Blantyre.

He warned against an escalation of unofficial results circulating on social media, arguing that they have capacity to create tension.

With official results trickling in now, MEC has 8 days, has until July 3, to process them and also handled queries before announcing them.

Kachale says the commission will only announce results after dealing with all the complaints.

He said the  Commission will be updating the nation when the first results have been received.

The Commission has allowed all contesting candidates to place up to 10 representatives at the main tally centre.

“The Commission will be sharing the results from the councils with them for crosschecking,” said Kachale, a judge of the High Court of Malawi.

“It is an honest expectation of the Commission that the party representantives at the National Tally Centre are ready and equipped for this role.

“Once the results from the councils are in, the Commission will immediately make copies for each party. The party representatives will be given up to 15 minutes to crosscheck or verify with what their colleagues had on the ground.

“Should they notice any irregularity they have the obligation to raise the issue with the Electoral Commission using appropriate channels that have been set. In the absence of any query, the Commission will proceed to finalise the result and display it,” he said.

Kachale  stressed that a candidate wins an election when all votes are tallied and not that in a particular district or region or constituency.

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#Better MW
#Better MW
3 years ago

DEFINE TIGHT RACE.

H E Nyaphapi One
3 years ago

It is certain that Mutharika will retain the presidency! He is doing very well. Congratulations Mr Mutharika.

mchisala
mchisala
3 years ago

Malawians were given a chance to rid themselves of zipani za mbuli (led by mbulis) komanso zipani za mbava (led by mbavas-in-chief)!!!!! A new Malawi is coming!!!!

Boma lenileni
Boma lenileni
3 years ago

Ndiye tikumvapo chiyani apa? tazitiuzani ma results in figures osati izi

Peloma Pepe
Peloma Pepe
3 years ago

Which results are you reporting on?
It’s clear LMC and TA have won the elections and with over 50+1.

Good critic Mtamba
Good critic Mtamba
3 years ago

Game on mwati but u didnt put any figure to show us game anyway we waiting

PM Senior
PM Senior
3 years ago

All good Mr chair and we respect you.Eagerly waiting to see Tonse Alliance win with more votes.

Simposium
Simposium
3 years ago

Chakwera is leading and not in tight race with Muthalika

nangozo
nangozo
3 years ago

Komanso zi anhtu za ku Zomba ndi Mbuzi. Anzanu akubvotera wawo inu muli ai koma akuba omweo! Nanunso akuba eti?

Lego
3 years ago

Waiting anxiously.

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