MCP on course for nominations of candidates – Spokesman

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it is in the right path to have president Lazarus Chakwera pick his runningmate  and all candidates ready for nomination process  for th May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.

Rev Munthali: MCP on course

Pollsters, the Malawi Electoral Commisison (MEC) has announced that candifdates should start collecting nomination papers from January 4 for presentation between February 4-8 2019.

MCP spokesman Reverend Maurice Munthali said: “As Malawi Congress Party we are on  course.”

Munthali said all issues bedevilling its primary elections in some areas would have been resovled by December 20 2018.

“All issues will have been resolved by the time nominations will have to be submitted,” said Munthali.

MEC  has advised candifdates and political parties wishing to contest in the elections to ensure that they check if they or their candidates are eligible to contest.

In its notification on the matter, MEC said it will also disqualify candidates who are declared to be of unsound mind, have  within  the last seven years been convicted by a  competent court of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude and holds, or actd, in any public office or appointment.

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Kwaaada
Kwaaada
5 years ago

Tsono ku UTM ndiye kukhala mavutotu. Ena kuba magetsi, ena ndi aja adaomba ku Nyika aja ndikumawasiya ana mmasukukulu kugwiritsa mphamvu molakwika, ena ndi aja ma deal di amwenye. Tsono mmee akhala akuimbira zitoliro iwowo angokhala operekeza amfumu a Saulo ku maledzeredwe basi?

Alamu Pumani Mwakula kuba

Ready to remove mbava zakwezanso mafutazi. Poor man feel it. Dpp must go.

Kaitano
Kaitano
5 years ago

Last paragraph, I don’t understand it, may you schoole me please,,, I will take it from where you will put me with your teaching.
According to my understanding, Mec wants new faces,new blood,not cashgate scandal,not passport gate,not generator gate,K145 gate,no not fuel gate, eee tsoo zikitha bwaa?
I said teach me not insult me.

Kawawa
Kawawa
5 years ago

Madam Justice Chair of MEC, ma’am, does moral turpitude include pecuniary embarrassment? Hon Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, MP is suffering from this… er… slight inconvenience. Recent press reports indicate that Hon Ngwira is BANKRUPT. Is he eligible to stand in the coming elections? There is that law about bankrupt persons not being eligible, isn’t there?

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