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biggy
biggy
6 years ago

DPP 2019 boma with 50+1 or not!

True patriot
True patriot
6 years ago

This sounds like the solution to our current political problems. I however, have strong reservations that this is necessarily the most ideal system in our case. The 50+1 percent works well where there are no tribal demarcations and where literacy levels are very high, such as in the US or UK. We know that in Malawi we don’t vote on policies but along tribal lines. It is no secret that the South would always vote for either DPP or UDF (assuming it seriously wanted to participate in presidential elections). The Central region will always align itself to MCP. The Northerners… Read more »

john
john
6 years ago

Good news for our democracy. For the first time we shall have a president mandated by the majority. Ndithu wina adzalira chakwawo.

chaiwone wawo
6 years ago

Ntaba you don’t fund elections so shut up on the costs

Jonesgwembe
Jonesgwembe
6 years ago

It is more likely that evrery election there will be a rerun

Semani
Semani
6 years ago

Don’t copy things from others this system will not help Malawians its only those who work in electro commission they will get good moneys because if government looses first they will win on rerun they will do what ever it can take them there don’t forget we are the poorest people on earth so who doesn’t want money . For example if it had been kuti Ku Gambia kunali rerun yaya Jammy lero ali President.Solution yathu kuno is to have ma election Ku opposition kuti tipedze chipani chimodzi chodzayima pa general election ndi boma nothing else then you will see… Read more »

sadala
sadala
6 years ago

We needed this law long ago. Can not wait to have it passed the soonest. Malawi will mature democratically. BRAVO!!

Prophecy
Prophecy
6 years ago

We know what these means right? For those of you who don’t in the age of prophets I give you a prophecy. Mark my words. MCP is winning the next election according to my calculations (Prophecy). But here is the thing I’ll explain how I came to that conclusion very easy Independence government MCP 1965-1993 Then UDF in tripary era 1994-2004 + 2004 – 2005 Bingu under UDF DPP Bingu from 2005 -2012 the booming period till shit ht the oil tank Then PP Joyce Banda from 2012 -2014 Now this two last periods are critical we had a flag… Read more »

The Partriot
The Partriot
6 years ago

Sweet news indeed! We are tired of Presidents of one tribe, by one tribe and for one tribe! Eince no tribe in Malawi can amass 50% of the vote , common sense will dictate that the Presidential candidayes will have to form alliances with other tribes to rule. Expensive? Dr Ntaba if you think democracy is expensive try anarchy!!

Che Wanimiliyoni
Che Wanimiliyoni
6 years ago

Tiyeni nazoni tiwone ngati wina sadzalira mayiwawaye. 50+1 will just fuel regionalism and federation calls since in the first 5 to 10 elections the Centre and North will always gang up against the South as they claim the South is more developed and has produced more presidents and I can forsee justified violent reaction from the Southerners. To me the best was the parliamentary proportional represantation as done in South Africa since MPs from one party are evenly spread across the country and those MPs will have the backing of their subjects in choosing the presidents.

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