A law expert at Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi says an election rerun is possible in the country if there overwhelming objective material evidence of vote manipulation. Garton Kamchezera, a law professor at Chancellor College said if the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM can move the court with […]
Political parties have been accused of forex externalization during campaign in the run up to the May 21 elections when they bought party materials from outside the country. Economists Association of Malawi (Ecama) president Chikumbutso Kalilombe said sourcing party campaign materials from outside the country has a bearing on the country’s economy. “The political parties […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has now publicly rejected President Peter Mutharika’s election victory in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as fraudulent, saying he will pursue legal and constitutional means to challenge the result. Addressing a news conference at MCP Headquarters in Lilongwe on Friday morning, tough talking Chakwera vehemently said he and his […]
UTM Party says it is seeking judicial review on the whole electoral result system because of daring anomalies which pollster conceded and corrected. The Saulos Chilima led party wants the court to order a recount of the whole presidential vote. UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga said although he could not give details on the actual […]
Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN), who on the polling day, May 21, deployed 907 observers to conduct a parallel vote tabulation (PVT) at all polling stations and polling streams throughout the country, says Malawi Electoral Commission’s official presidential results are consistent with its own parallel tabulation. Mesn announced, in a statement, incumbent President Peter Mutharika […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Dr Jane Mayemu Ansah has said she will be satisfied with her handling of the May 21 Tripartite Elections despite concerns of voter irregularities as Tipp-Ex correction fluid was widely used on tally sheets, prompting the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to file a lawsuit. Ansah admitted that […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now over the moon following their victory in the tripartite election as supporters bursted in jubilation after officials results singing “Tawanyenyanyenya!” [We have thoroughly defeated the opposition]. DPP flagbearer Peter Mutharika won the presidential race with 1, 940, 709 votes whilst the party has now 62 members of parliament in […]
UTM Party president Saulos Chilima has congratulated President Peter Mutharika on his re-election for the next five years but the former vice president said he was surprised with the poll results. “We will continue speaking for justice,” said Chilima , who finished in third place – winning 1 million votes just over 20% of the ballot. […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said the party will continue to dispute the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika, saying the results announced by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Monday were not a “genuine reflection of the will of the people of Malawi”. Mutharika beat out opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera of MCP with 38.57 […]
UTM Party, which trailed third in presidential election, has gone to the High Court in Blantyre to ask for the annulment of the whole tripartite election. Lawyers for the new party were spotted at the High Court in Blantyre on Monday. UTM publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga confirmed that the party wants the High Court […]
President Peter Mutharika, fresh from being declared winner in the most contentious presidential election on Monday, is set for swearing in ceremony today in Blantyre to kickstart a new five year mandate. Government officials said the most likely place to swear in Mutharika is the Blantyre Civic offices but the swearing in ceremony may be […]
President Peter Mutharika, who narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week’s Malawi presidential polls, his victory bequeaths on him and his party the immense task of post-election socioeconomic management and governance. Mutharika’s victory in the sixth general election after the reintroduction of multiparty democracy in 1993 smean his last five years in office […]
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of the southern African country’s second tripartite elections held on May 21, against a backdrop of political violence as results delayed with a court injunction and opposition claims of vote-manipulations. Mutharika, a candidate for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won with just under 51 per cent of the vote. […]
The High Court has removed the injunction sought by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) restraining Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for announcing results of the May 21 presidential elections which effectively means MEC will announce the results of presidential election. Justice Charles Mkandawire in his determination on Monday in Lilongwe vacated the injunction giving the leeway to […]
UTM Party has demanded for resolutions and decisions on determination of complaints, saying the party does not have information on how those complaints have been resolved. In a letter to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), UTM publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga said party members who lodged the complaints have not been given feedback on the […]
Inspector General of police Rodney Jose has said the law enforcers are investigating Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who spoke of bloodshed should he lose the presidential poll to the current spate of political violence. Jose said should there be a link between Chakwera’s call for blood-shed and the current spate of violence, the MCP leader […]
Malawi Police say they have arrested 34 people over political violence in the central region. Inspector General of police Rodney Jose said the law enforcers would arrest anyone despite of their standing in society should they be connected to the current spate of violence. Jose also warned wife to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president […]
Students and learners in Lilongwe are not attending classes as the country continues to be in lock down following the disputed presidential poll results. The students and learners have not been attending classes since May 21 when Malawians cast their vote in the highly contentious tripartite election. A parent in Lilongwe, Maria Chizuma, said the […]