Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairlady Jane Ansah has ruled out resigning from her position after a crucial biometric voter registration kit was found in Mozambique as calls for her to step down continue to grow louder over how she has handled the matter. The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and civil society […]
Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commissio (MEC) says it will this week meet all political parties and election stakeholders to explain how a crucial voter registration kit was found in Mozambique. This follows concerns that MEC deliberately withhold information on the missing voter registration kit which went missing enroute from Lilongwe to Mwanza but has been […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for the immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah, sayig the missing of voter registration kit was a “crime against our democracy” as it has raised fears of possible rigging in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. MCP second deputy president Harry Mkandawire and […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HDRC) have demanded Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah resignation over incompetence in how she has handled the missing voter registration kit. The southern African nation will choose a new president, members of parliament and local government councillor on May 21 […]
A story is reported on social media that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) one of the aspiring candidates for Lilongwe City Central Constituency, Alfred Gangata, is mad at the party’s District Governor and the entire National Executive Committee for attempting to block him from contesting in the forth coming primary elections. The reports say that, […]
At the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government has turned the screws on Vice-President Saulos Chilima – with backing from its sponsored groups -calling for his immediate resignation as he seeks to challenge President Peter Mutharika in the May 21 2019 presidential race, the matter has triggered debate with analysts and opposition giving mixed views. .A […]
Few political parties continue to deploy monitors during the on-going voter registration exercise despite continued calls from Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). During an inspection of files from Mzuzu City Council and MEC offices on Tuesday ahead of commencement of the final phase of registration on October 27, it was established that only Assembly for Democracy […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reduced by half the primary elections fees for women aspirants as one way of supporting the 50:50 campaign by lobbying more women to participate in the party’s elections process. The party’s primary elections for both Members of Parliament and ward councillors are currently underway across the country. Currently, […]
A biometric machine being used in the ongoing voter registration exercise for the May 21 2019 elections has been found on a train coming from Mozambique, Malawi police spokesman has confimed. According to police spokesman James Kadadzera, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) reported to law enforcers that the biometric voter registration his kat been found on […]
Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has cast doubt that it would register the targeted nine million Malawians as voters ahead of the May polls. MEC commissioner Jean Mathanga said the commission has so far registered six million voters in the past seven phases of the voter registration exercise. “With this figure, it is a […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Chikwawa Central, Zaheer Gaffar Issa, has said he would contest come May 2019, on ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket dismissing rumours that have gone round that he was pulling out from the race. He said what people were speculating about his pulling out was not true. “It’s not true brother, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF), a junior partner in the Democratic Progressive Party government says it is not yet ready with party primary elections, a week after it replaced its elections committee. UDF publicity secretary Ken Ndanga said the party is still looking into the matter. “We are taking our time to ensure that everything is […]
Member of Parliament for Nsanje Central, Francis Kasaila says he has fulfilled most of the issues contained in his 2014 campaign manifesto and is confident that come May 21 next year (2019), he would maintain his seat. Kasaila, who is also Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, made the sentiments on Saturday during […]
Political parties in Karonga have agreed to join hands to support women candidates during political campaigns for them to win in the forthcoming Tripartite Elections. The decision was made last week during a meeting organised by Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS) in Karonga District. FOCUS 50:50 Campaign Project Officer Robert Silungwe hailed the membersship […]
Political analysts say the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is using archaic and outdated tactics of using state resources to harass and intimidate the opposition ahead of the May 2019 elections. This follows the decision by police to bar United Transformation Movement (UTM) supporters from entering Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Sunday to welcome their […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Sunday arrived back to Malawi from United Kingdom (UK) spitting fire, telling his supporters that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government cannot rig elections, describing them as amateurs. Speaking to a sizeable crowd of United Transformation Movement (UTM) supporters who went to Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe on a chilly […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Friday appeared on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) HARDtalk programme where he was interviewed by anchor, Zeinab Badawi in which among other things he stated that he wants to contest for the 2019 presidential election to “save the country from destruction and corruption.” The vice president broke ranks with the ruling […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is in the United Kingdom (UK) on holiday, has vowed to tackle extreme poverty and inequality if elected to govern the country as President in 2019, promising to deal with corruption head on. Chilima said this at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House in London on Wednesday. “I […]