Lunguzi loses MCP primary elections: Patrick Bandawe to represent party

November 26, 2018 Wanga Gwede- Nyasa Times 22 Comments

Dedza East member of Parliament (MP) Juliana Lunguzi has lost primary elections narrowly to Patrick Bandawe who will now represent the party in the parliamentary race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.

Lunguzi: Loses MCP ticket

After a close contest at Mankhama Primary School on Sunday, presiding officier Peter Chalera  declared Bandawe winner with 821 votes against Lunguzi’s 815.

Lunguzi celebrated victory with her supporters as  she had three long queues behind her against Bandawe’s two but results damped her spirit.

Chalera said it was narrow victory for Bandawe with  six votes.

“From the results I have, Mr Patrick Bandawe has won the primary elections and will represent MCP in Dedza East,” Chalera said.

MCP deputy director of recruitment Peter Mazizi who witnessed the primaries, confirmed Bandawe won the polls.

Other candidates who contested were Mussa M’bwana, Steven Biswick  and David Kupempha.

Primary elections in MCP have been marred by violence and complaints of irregularities in many constituencies, prompting some losing candidates to allege that the party has preferred candidates.

At the onset of the primaries in August, about 23 aspirants took the party to court alleging that it was being undemocratic and unconstitutional in handling primary elections.

In October some concerned sitting MPs told the media that something was amiss in the way the primaries were conducted; hence, bringing divisions and confusions in the party.

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22 replies on “Lunguzi loses MCP primary elections: Patrick Bandawe to represent party”

  2. The people have spoken. Maybe you want 50+1? She has lost period. Don’t blame anyone. She was busy fighting DPP in Parliament forgetting her constituency. This is where you get your political power

  3. I am sad, but people have spoken you can see the margin which shows the each of the contestants are popular in their on way.

  6. i respect lunguzi for her corporation and the loyalty she had in parliament.but lets dont blame chakwera am personally blaming the guys running the primaries, they are working against MCP

  9. Sad for democracy. Easy for the other parties to win. He lost on PP ticket last time as he was the weakest candidate. Indeed, the only thing that is standing between MCP winning an election and being out of government is DEMOCRACY! Ife koma za Leader in Opposition ndiye zathu 2019yu.

  10. DEAR MAMA LUNGUZI
    PLEASE STAND AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE OR JOIN UTM THE GAME IS OBVIOUS —

  11. The margin is too small for Bandawe to cerebrate the win. Lunguzi is very popular with the grass root in her constituency. She could easily win the May 2019 elections if she contested as an independent candidate or if she joined UTM . The problems is that the president of MCP is not good at dealing with young intelligent independent minds like Lunguzi.

  13. This method of conducting primary elections by having people line up does not provide privacy, and equally importantly, confidentiality: can’t understand why MCP resorts to this primitive system. And voters are more likely than not to fear intimidation AND violence from MCPers, for which the Party is historically most famous in this country.
    Lunguzi, the reluctant MCPer, considering what the Party did to her father and family, can now go back to nursing. Abale inu eeh, it’s a mistake to think one can make politics a life time career anyway.
    Can’t help to ask if this could this be a harbinger for Kabwila despite Mia’s open support; her contest is due soon. And the parallel between how MCP brutally treated Kabwila’s and Lunguzi’s families cannot be overlooked. How the two became such staunch MCP members in the first place defies logic anyway.

  16. I told my colleagues in the office about how I wonder what we exactly want as a collective community. We at all means would like to suppress upcoming young talent and clear positive contribution. When I hear from partisan enthusiasts there was something irregular at the elections. For how long can we afford entertaining small stories on suspicious presiding officers. MCP, I thought could do better than this. You are slowly losing our trust. The Primaries are a serous issue but they probably are not being given the attention they deserve. Today is my sad day for DEMOCRACY AT MCP. Why do you continue to kill upcoming talent and leadership…….NJALA, NTHENDA, NSANJE!

  21. So long as this is the true wishes of the people.and that this reflection translate into real constituency votes in General elections..congrats Bandaee

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