The visiting EU delegation on election observation has officially confirmed it will not disseminate its now controversial final report after public outrage on the timing of the release of report considering that there’s a pending court ruling on the disputed May 21 2019 elections. In a statement, the EU says the report will not be […]
Malawi Law Society has said the release of the now shelved European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission (EOM) final report of the observation of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections in Malawi could have incited violence in the event that the mission’s findings were contrary to expectations of some quarters and the Constitutional Court judgement […]
The European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission (EOM) has shelved it’s presentation of its final report on the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections hours after UTM Party president Saulos Chilima and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) counterpart Lazarus Chakwera who are challenging the results in court over alleged irregularities. cried foul. Nyasa Times source […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has joined his UTM Party counterpart Saulos Chilima in declining a proposed meeting with a visiting EU Elections Observer Mission which is due to arrive in the country Wednesday. The party’s Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka has confirmed, saying the party has communicated its position to EU Mission in […]
The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) to Malawi delegation will jet back in the country on Wednesday January 8 2020 to isse a fresh report on the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as the country awaits the Constitutional Court elections case ruling. Head of Political Affairs at EU, Aurelie Valtat, has confirmed […]
Officials at the Constitutional Court have dismissed reports making round on social media that the constitutional court hearing the elections petition case will deliver its judgment on January 20 this year. On Friday the social media was awash with reports that the court has agreed to deliver its ruling in three weeks time. In the […]
Lone Alliance for Democracy (Aford) parliamentarian Yeremia Chihana says there is urgent need to establish a presidential council to run the country in the event the Constitutional Court annuls the May 21 election orders a fresh poll. Chihana says the presidential council should comprise of members from all political parties. “There is need for political […]
A social and governance commentator Makhumbo Munthali has said as the Constitutional Court will be delivering the much-awaited judgement on the disputed presidential election results, it is expected that it will check if there are any noticeable gaps with country’s electoral management systems. The election dispute has caused unprecedented tension, demonstrations and violence in the country. […]
Government has assured Malawians of peace and unity as the country is waiting for the Constitutional Court to deliver its ruling in the Presidential elections case. Minister of Information, Mark Botomani said government has already shown its commitment to peace during presidential election case hearing. “It is the belief of Government that all parties involved […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) chief has assured that the military will do more to ensure peace for the Malawian people, after the Constitutional Court delivers its ruling in the high-profile disputed presidential election case. The he Constitutional Court is expected to deliver a ruling on the case which the opposition claims were rigged. General […]
President Peter Mutharika is urging Malawians to reject politics of violence in his Christmas message as the country awaits the outcome of the presidential election case being heard in the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Lilongwe. Mutharika has stressed his commitment to Christian value as he delivered his seasonal message to the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera took the opportunity to deliver his Christmas message to preace peace and unity as the country awaits the outcome of the presidential election case being heard in the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Lilongwe. In his recorded audio Christmas message, Chakwera said: “Fellow Malawians as […]
Women Lawyers Association of Malawi (WLA) has recommended changes in some laws governing elections and election petitions in the country to avoid the problems the country faced following this year’s tripartite elections. WLA Coordinator for Research and Advocacy, Dr. Bernadette Malunga made the call in the constitutional court as she presented the oral submissions for […]
Constitutional Court chair Judge Healey Potani has implored for peace and calm in the country, saying parties in the disputed presidential case should prevent anarchy and uphold the rule of law. Justice Potani speaking on behalf of a panel of High Court judges including Ivy Kamanga, Dingiswayo Madise, Mike Tembo and Redson Kapindu at the end […]
The Constitutional Court says it will; deliver the much-awaited judgement on the disputed May 21 presidential election results within the stipulated framework of 45 days from the last day of court sessions but said its ruling can be subject to an appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal. In his concluding remarks in court in Lilongwe […]
Lawyers for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) winded up the hearing of the historic case in which first petitioner Saulos Chilima and second petitioner Lazarus Chakwera are seeking a nullification of presidential results in the May 21 Tripartite General Elections by tearing into the evidence of the both Chilima and Chakwera asserting that the case […]
Lawyer Modecai Msisha, leading the legal team of second petitioner and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera in the presidential elections nullification petition case, on Friday in his final oral submissions asked the Constitutional Court to dissolve the current Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) if it upholds the nullification bid. Msisha suggests to the court […]
Lawyer Modercai Msiska a senior counsel (SC) leading the legal team of second petitioner and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, has asked the Constitutional Court to nullify President Peter Mutharika’s victory in the May 21 Tripartite Elections and declare Chakwera as the rightful winner of the polls. Msisha, one of the framers of […]