President Peter Mutharika has issued certificates to governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentary candidates ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Mutharika met the candidates on Friday at Sanjika Palace. According to one candidate who attended the meeting, the mood was subdued after the President. caused a stir among DPP top brass when he unveiled […]
A political expert says people should expect more electoral alliances even after nomination paper presentation to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) window closed on Friday. Andrew Mpesi, a Chancellor College (Chanco) political scientist, is predicting that some presidential candidates will be pulling out of the race although they already presented their nominations papers to MEC […]
Bennex Mwamlima, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Candidate for Mzuzu City Constituency has appealed for tolerance among political parties ahead of the official campaign period which the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is scheduled to open on March 19. Mwamlima made the appeal after presenting his nomination papers to MEC officials at Mzuzu City Council on […]
Ras Chikomeni David Chirwa knew from the word go that the MEC would not accept his nomination papers. But he still went ahead to present them on February 6 2019. He, therefore, had another agenda for doing so and not really that he harboured the ambition of appearing on the ballot paper. What is this […]
UTM Party patron Noel Masangwi on Friday presented his nomination papers for a parliamentary seat in Zomba City with pomp fun and razzmatazz. Scores of people thronged the streets to witness and join a street carnival which escorted the parliamentary aspirant for Zomba Central constituency to present his nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission […]
Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Democratic People’s Congress (Depeco), bed fellows in the May 2019 tripartite elections, have described their electoral marriage as an agreement of mutual benefit. The two parties agreed to work together with Depeco backing incumbent President Peter Mutharika’s candidature in the watershed election. At a news conference held in Blantyre […]
Malawi Electoral Commission finally closed the presentation of nomination papers on Friday, February 8 at 4 am after receiving 10 nomination papers but Ras David Chikomeni failed to show up on Friday as advised as he is pursuing the matter in the High Court of Malawi with assistanceof lawyers hired by Centre for Human Rights Education, […]
Despite a smooth nomination week in Mzuzu City, only one woman has submitted her nomination forms to contest as Member of Parliament for Mzuzu City Constituency. This was disclosed by Constituency Returning Officer for Mzuzu City Rebecca Chirwa on Friday. “94 Councilors have submitted their nomination, these are 79 male and 15 females. For MP […]
President Peter Mutharika on Friday presented his nomination papers for re-election to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) at Chichiri International Conference Centre in Blantyre, widely known as Comesa Hall, where he reiterated that, given another five years which will be mandatory the final, he would transform the country beyond imagination. Days prior to the presentation of […]
Cabinet Minister Everton Herbert Chimulirenji and Ntcheu North East legislator is likely to be Malawi’s next vice-president as ruling Democratc Progressive Party (DPP) torchbearer incumbent President Peter Mutharika has picked him as his runningmate. Mutharika walked down the aisle of the Chichiri International Conference Centre, widely known as Comesa Hall, to present presidential nomination papers […]
National Salvation Front (Nasaf) May 21 tripartite polls torchbearer, Loudon Malingamoyo Phiri, Friday presented his presidential nomination papers with a strong rebuke for politics of chaos, saying they only contribute to the stagnation of the country’s headway progress. Phiri, who described himself as a fine economist, said Nasaf believes in togetherness and repeatedly—in his brief […]
Pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Friday discontinued independent presidential Smart Swira presentation of nomination papers on basis that he lacked the requisites for the process. MEC chairperson, Justice Jane Ansah, said after scrutinizing Swira’s papers they thought it wise to discontinue the process as required by the law. According to MEC, among others, Swira had […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi has not resigned to his Health minister portfolio after he successfully presented his nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Thursday. Muluzi resigned as Machinga North East legislator to comply with the Republican Constitution as he is running for the presidential race. “There is so […]
Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha Thursday presented nomination papers to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the May 21 tripartite elections on behalf of the Tikonze People’s Movement with a call to Malawians to collectively work towards uplifting the country. Chilumpha arrived at COMESA Hall in the capital Blantyre with a scanty following, the […]
Youthful United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential hopeful for the forthcoming May 21 elections, Atupele Austin Muluzi, Thursday surprised many when he presented his nomination papers after rife rumours that he would be entering into an electoral alliance with a number of speculated parties including the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Muluzi, who also resigned Wednesday […]
Government is yet to question and investigate alleged UTM Party security personnel who are said to have assaulted a journalist George Banda at Comesa Hall on Wednesday during the presentation of nomination papers by Vice President and UTM torchbearer Saulos Chilima. Chilima personally condemned the incident on the spot when it was brought to his […]
Sympathisers of Ras Chikomeni David Chirwa an independent presidential candidate who failed to give the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) K2 million in nomination fees, have taken up in social media to raise the money for their candidate. At least there are five WhatsApp groups which have been created to raise the needed K2 million for […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has banned the use of private security detail by presidential candidates during the presentation of nomination papers. This follows an incident on Wednesday when a private security company staff assaulted a MEC stringer when UTM presidential candidate Saulos Chilima was presenting his nomination papers at Comesa hall in Blanyre. Chilima has […]