Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has said official esults for one of the country’s most unpredictable presidential elections will be be announced “within 8 days.” Addressing the media at the National Tally Centre in Blantyre, Ansah, a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, said the electoral commission has eight days to announce […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has dispelled social media reports that there are data entry clerks who have been said K10 million to manipulate Tuesday’s election results. Ansah said Tuesday evening at a news briefing held at Comesa Hall in Blantyre—the 2019 national tally centre—that there are no data entry clerks at the […]
President Peter Mutharika who is seeking a second term and is being challenged by his deputy, Saulos Chilima, the leader of biggest opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwer were locked in a neck and neck race Tuesday as exit polls showed no clear winner in an election that was branded watershed. The nearly seven […]
Vote counting in what has been described as one of Malawi’s most unpredictable presidential elections has begun in stations where all voters have cast their ballots except for Kanyenjere Polling Centre in Chitipa whichhad only about 300 voters and voting finished much earlier than anticipated. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has since reversed its decision stopping the […]
Inspiring pictures of one Christopher Ndaona, Balaka district social welfare officer, is trending on various social media platforms in which he is seen carrying a physically challenged man so that he can vote. Scores of people have taken to Facebook in expressing their gratitude to Ndaona. “There are our national heroes! What commitment to the […]
Karonga Nyungwe Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) governor, Kaseka Kumwenda, was Tuesday nabbed by security officers for reportedly “bribing” voters so they could vote for the party’s candidates. Nyasa Times has learnt that Kumwenda strategically placed himself close to a polling centre at Nyungwe where he distributed K200 and K100 notes to everyone that was passing by. […]
Former leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera nearly failed to vote in the Tuesday’’s Tripartite Elections in Lilongwe north-west constituency after he had realized that he did not have a voter registration card when he was already on a queue. Chakwera looked confused as he searched from all his jacket and trousers pockets before returning to […]
Malawi Electoral Commission has fired a poll centre official for pre-marking presidential ballot papers in the northern district of Mzimba. District Commissioner for Mzimba,Thomas Chirwa and presiding officer at the centre Chimwemwe Mizwa, both confirmed that the incident took place at Davie primary school. Sources at the polling centre said it all started when a […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned that people are not allowed to post marked ballot papers on social media platforms such as Facebook. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah has since asked law enforcers to take action, saying this is a violation of electoral laws. “Law enforcers should take appropriate action to curb this malpractice. No one […]
Presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera of the liberation movement-turned-political party – Malawi Congress Party (MCP) – that ruled the country for decades in one-paryy dictatorship , says he is not moved with rigging tantrums that proliferated prior to the Tuesday polls, saying he was certain of second time luck in Tuesday’s presidential race. The former evangelist told […]
The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission to Malawi has expressed preliminary satisfaction on Malawi’s tripartite elections which began Tuesday morning across morning. Malawians are for the second time since 1994—since the birth of the country’s democracy—are voting for ward councilors, Members of Parliament (MPs) and a President. The official 12-hour period opened at 6:00 […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have arrested two election monitors for attempting to vote twice at different centres. Police spokesperson in the district Lubriano Kaitano said the two poll monitors are for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). “It is an offence, under the electoral laws to vte […]
President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday went to his home village in Thyolo, to exercise his right to vote by casting his vote at Goliati Primary School in the district. Mutharika is seeking a second and final ter, arrived at Goliati Primary School with First Lady Getrude Mutharika said he was happy that people had come […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi and his wife Angela cast their votes at Nainunje Primary School polling centre in Machinga North East Constituency in front of a large group of fellow local voters and supporters. As he exited the polling station, Atupele who is the youthful presidential hopeful amongst the other six […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson has confirmed that they are still investigating the matter in which one of their temporally employees reportedly transferred the name of UTM Party presidential candifdate Saulos Chilima from St. Thomas Polling Centre to Chizumulu Island. Chilima was delayed for about 40 minutes as his name was missing in the voters […]
A three day electoral stakeholders meeting in Karonga District ended on Monday with Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa calling upon all candidates contesting in the Tuesday’s Tripartite Polls to accept the elections results for the sake of peace, love and unity to prevent post elections’ political violence that in turn cost peoples’ lives […]
Polling started on a peaceful and timely note in most polling centres in Mzuzu except for St Augustine where some students from the nearby Mzuzu University (Mzuni) were lobbying electoral officers to enable them to vote from the centre after they failed to process voter transfers from their home centres earlier this year. Peace and […]
Former president Joyce Banda has encouraged Malawians to take part in the voting exercise of the tripartite elections. Speaking after casting her ballot at Malemia Primary School polling centre in Zomba Tuesday morning, Banda encouraged all registered voters to exercise their voting rights. “It is their right to recruit us, leaders. If they sit at […]