Malawi court quashes Mutharika’s re-election, orders fresh voting
A five judges panel of High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court in the presidential election nullification petition has delivered its judgment and nullified the re-election of a sitting president, Peter Mutharika on May 21 2019.
The court delivered a summary judgement as Justice Healy Potani, chairing the panel of judges, said the whole final judgement document will be made available and shared Tuesday by 4pm.
Potani, who said the court has analysed the importance of the case to the nation and legality of the petitions, said the court considered whether Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) infringed on the petitioners’ political rights under section 40 of the Constitution central to the determination of the case
The court declared the presidential result “invalid, null and void” after siding with the petitioners, which had argued that the vote had been fraudulent.
“It has been our findings that irregularities and anomalies have been so widespread, systematic and grave that the integrity of the results have been seriously compromised,” said Potani.
The judges said the electoral body failed to conduct the elections in the manner and dictates of the Constitution.
“We hold the first respondent (Peter Mutharika) was not dully elected during the 21 May 2019 elections. We here by order the nullification of the said elections,” he said.
Mutharika was declared the narrow winner of the May 2019 election with 38% of votes, followed by Lazarus Chakwera with 35% and former vice president Saulos Chilima third with 20%. The four other candidates collectively got nearly 6%.
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Parliamentary seats are also all void
You idiot presidential elections and parliamentary elections are different
Mr President tiyankhuleni
Does APM still maintain the EU, SADC, USA, the Commonwealth agreed you won the election fair and square? African Americans must wake up and stop trusting the so-called Election Observers/Monitors. They just come for a holiday. How many stayed up to votes tallying, the real crux of the matter?
Read “Africans must wake up”
where is ras chikomeni
Peter Good Bye.
Well Done ConCourt! Your resisted DPP intimidation and refused to be bribed. Please keep your eye on the implementation of your decisions!!
What we need is peace full stop our friends has suffered a lot during this period
Due Respect should go to Chakwera. Waitiimirira A Malawi
It’s a fresh elections. Remember APM was in the lead the case was about mec & APM was only declared winner. Musathe mawu there is still a vote to come. Can your party command a 50+1. You will still need the same.people.mukuwatukwana apa. Let’s be sober until the last
It’s not over until its over
.My ndi mau amenewa
It’s not 50+1 people but (50+1)%. So, yes,those disgruntled may choose not to vote but the rest of the electorate could still achieve the allowed (50+1)%
This is the time I miss Brian Banda ku Times Tv
Zoona zake Adzonzi