President Peter Mutharika will be sworn infor the second term after the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declares him winner of the presidential election. Preparations for the swearing in ceremony are underway at Blantyre Civic Centre offices being led by Blantyre City Council Chief Executive Officer Alfred Chanza. A trip to the civic offices found […]
State Vice President and UTM Party torchbearer in Tuesday’s elections, Saulos Chilima, has expressed his reservations in the manner the polls have faired so far and has since asked that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) nullify the whole process. Chilima in a press briefing Saturday, which was preceded by a stay order obtained by the […]
The country’s electoral body, Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) is expected the announce winner of the May 21 Presidential poll Saturday evening despite a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) injunction which will be vacated for being erroneous. MCP rushed to the courts upon realizing that the total aggregated results of the Presidential poll puts incumbent President Arthur […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Saturday obtained a court order against pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) restraining it from continuing with announcement of the Tuesday tripartite elections presidential results. Justice Charles Mkandawire granted the order which among others has directed that the permission to apply for judicial review be granted and that MCP have permission […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has withdrawn its earlier stance that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should hasten in announcing presidential results in Tuesday’s elections and has, instead, thanked the pollster “for its decision to delay the release of results.” On Wednesday, MCP president Lazarus Chakwera had in an emotional and authoritative press briefing at his Namiwawa residence […]
Reverend Precious Austin Chisi has written the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) asking for a re-run in Mzimba Solola Constituency citing a myriad mishaps during polling day. Chisi who contested on an independent ticket has lost in the election to Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Jacob Hara who was has retained the seat. In a letter addressed […]
With nearly all votes counted in Malawi’s presidential election and complaints being resolved by the electoral body, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate and incumbent President Peter Mutharika has maintained a lead over the opposition, Nyasa Times understands according to figures yet to be declared official. Mutharika is likely going to be declared winner by […]
Tippex—a brand of correction fluid—is apparently said to have been overwhelmingly used in the erasing and then rewriting of results in Tuesday’s election, a development that has forced pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to abate updating of the presidential results until “complaints are sorted out.” Tension has gripped the country in the last as the […]
John Bande, a former cabinet minister, has made a resounding return to parliament in Tuesday’s election with a message that he will remain “pro-poor” and “development focused” in turning Blantyre City East Constituency for the best. Prior to the elections, social media had allegedly indicated that Bande would be pulling out of the parliamentary race […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Nicholas Dausi was Friday beaten up in the commercial capital Blantyre as he reportedly tried to intervene in a matter involving marked ballots. Nyasa Times has learnt that a truck with marked ballots from Nsanje was intercepted after tips from concerned people. “The [concerned] people tipped Abida [Mia] […]
At least 42 women have made it into the 193-strong House, an increase of 10 from the 2014 elections. Most of them are new faces as most of the 2014-2019 cohort have been wiped out in this year’s highly contentious elections dubbed tsunami in some political circles. Those that are out include Dedza east MP […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has withheld votes for Lauderdell polling centre in Mulanje after identifying anomalies of manipulating the votes. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah confirmed that the ballot papers have been “quarantined” pending further investigations. She said the numbers were altered and tippex was used to delete the original figures. “The subtotals are […]
Malawi Red Cross has reserved K34 million for first aid kits and medicine for people who might be caught up in violence during and after the election. Malawi Red Cross spokesperson Felix Washoni said this will as well cater for over 500, 000 volunteers in 15 violence prone areas. “Malawi Electoral Commission has engaged the […]
An angry mob has reportedly smashed an official vehicle of presidential aide Hetherwick Ntaba amid heightened speculation the ruling party officials were bribing presiding officers with K300 000 each to manipulate poll results. A local radio station says Ntaba was whisked away after 10 people descended on him at Chimutu tally centre in Lilongwe. “It […]
Malawi Police have arrested two Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) staff over different electoral offences in Lilongwe and Nsanje respectively. In Nsanje, the police have arrested 59-year-old Fred Thomas who was constituency returning officer for Nsanje central for forging and fortifying election results allegedly in favour of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). A statement from […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has frantically refused to apologise to Chancellor college students following the pollster’s earlier refusal to allow them to vote without transfer letters. Ansah said there was no need to apologise to the students because they were later allowed to vote in Zomba without the transfer letters. “We will […]
Four of the international observation missions — the European Union, African Union, the Commonwealth, and the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries — have commended commended Malawi for ensuring a peaceful electoral process to date, saying the continent can borrow a leaf from the country. In its statement, issued at Ryalls Hotel and Maryliss Hotels […]
European Union election observation mission to Malawi says although the tripartite election has generally been peaceful, pre-election political high tension and misuse of handouts and state resources by the DPP created unlevel playing field. Miroslav Poche, chief observer of the EU observation mission told journalists in Blantyre that the election was well managed, inclusive, transparent […]